Wal-Mart foes offer settlement with 5 million park plan
Decorah opponents in a lengthy legal clash propose a deal: Wal-Mart pays about 5 million dollars and razes the store in 25 years to create a park possibly named for Sam Walton. The proposal stunned officials as Wal-Mart expects to meet with plaintiffs next week to discuss terms.
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Gazette spot checks reveal high speed across neighborhoods
The Gazette found 80 percent of drivers exceeded speed limits in seven Linn and Johnson County neighborhoods during May spot checks. In Iowa City near Horn Elementary, all 203 vehicles on Benton Street exceeded the 20 mph school zone limit during a one hour check.
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Neighborhood campaign prompts Cedar Rapids to install medians
The drive to slow traffic in a Cedar Rapids neighborhood leads to the temporary installation of medians. Police note speeds of 25 to 45 mph as children walk nearby while acknowledging enforcement limits. A September 2001 accident is the most recent on that block.
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Organ Transplants and Desperation Drive Kidney Selloffs
A 35-year-old Ohio mother of two and a man in India consider selling kidneys or harming themselves to escape debt as the Nonprofit Forum at creationcenter.com warns of rising financial pressures. The forum moderator announces a new message board to address donation solicitations and potential abuses.
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Kidney organ market and transplant ethics debate grows
State and national sources say the size of the organ black market is unknown while new online boards will be created for kidney donors sellers and buyers and old nonprofit posts deleted. An Oswego New York couple says a Cedar Rapids man tried to sell his kidney when seeking help for their 21 year old son. Federal law bans organ sales but not everyone knows that. The University of Iowa Transplant Center received multiple organ offer calls in recent years.
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Top aide in U S custody after capture in Iraq
Abid Hamid Mahmud al Tikriti Saddam Hussein's presidential secretary and No 4 on the U S most wanted list was captured by American forces in Iraq. He ranked behind Saddam and Qusai, controlled access to Saddam, and could hold information on Saddam's fate and Iraq's weapons programs.
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Soldier gunned down in Baghdad report 8A.
A soldier was shot and killed in Baghdad in an incident reported on page 8A. No further details were available in the readable text.
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Three Sons Volunteer for War From Manchester Family
Rita McGrane says her three sons volunteered to serve in Iraq and do not feel burdened by their service. Youngest son Army Pfc. Jerry McGrane, 19, was among the first to arrive in and return from Iraq with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field SONS.
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