Wal-Mart Dispute in Decorah Raises Settlement Demands
Plaintiffs seek 1 million for land easements, 1.5 million for non profits, 1 million for the Decorah school district, and more as compensation linked to Wal-Mart’s proposed 184000-square-foot supercenter on the Upper Iowa River flood plain. Court case sent to district court after appeals rulings in favor of Holland and Rue.
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Upper
Iowa River
Wal-Mart
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Winneshiek County Conservation Board
Winneshiek County
Prairie Farmer
Conover
Upper Iowa
Holland
Knudson
Organ sales seen to be driven by kidney offers and coercion
The piece reports repeated kidney sale offers, mostly to strangers, and notes such offers are kept off a National Kidney Foundation message board. It cites living donor statistics, discusses family coercion, overseas "cousin" scenarios, and concerns about post operative care.
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Barb Schanbacher
National Kidney Foundation
Catherine Paykin
Paykin
Lawrence Hunsicker
University Hospitals
United Network For Organ Sharing
UNOS
Hunsicker
Iowa
India
Sarah Robertson
Speeding radar study finds high traffic speeds in multiple cities
The Gazette used a Jugs radar gun to check speeds in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville and Marion. In one hour 94 percent of 192 of 203 cars exceeded the posted limit, with other streets showing many drivers 2 to 7 mph over. Police say general patrols and overtime grants aid enforcement. Local resident Conni Morrell posted DIY speed signs to raise awareness of safety.
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Krei
Cedar Rapids
Conni Morrell
The
Gazette
Iowa State Patrol
Johnson Avenue NW
Chuck Mincks
Special Operations Command
the Gazette
Mincks
Marion
10Th Street
15Th Avenue
Michael de la Mater
Buzz Orr
Holiday Road
Coralville
Holiday Lane
Cedar Rapids considers 38-inch medians on Forest Drive
Neighbors led by Conni Morrell push to slow traffic on Forest Drive SE near Washington High School. A city study found speeds up to 50 mph. temporary Quick Kurbs could reduce speeds and pave way for permanent 38-inch medians this winter.
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Christoph Trappene
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Conni Morrell
Forest Drive
Linden Drive
Morrell
Griffith
U.S. Soldier Dies in Baghdad Amid Iraqi Protests
A U.S. soldier was killed in Baghdad during a day of violence connected to protests outside the coalition headquarters. An earlier clash left two Iraqis dead after stones were thrown by former Saddam troops. The attack raised U.S. casualties to 188 in Iraq since the March outbreak of hostilities.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
U.S
Mother waits as sons in Iraq endure long separation
McGrane of Manchester says two of her three sons Nick 27 and Chuck 26 in the Army Reserve’s 389th Engineer Battalion remain in Iraq near Baghdad while Artillery units engage in combat. Jerry has returned to Fort Sill Oklahoma and will be home on leave June 28. All three graduated from West Delaware High School. Communication is slow with no email. letters travel by regular mail. She prays daily for their safety and prays all will come home.
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Okla
Jerry
Nick
Chuck
Army Reserve
389Th Engineer Battalion
Iraq
Baghdad
United States
389Th
Dubuque
Decorah
Davenport
Middletown
Muscatine
Iowa City
McGrane
West Delaware High School
Manchester
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Parkcitypewter.com
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Audi Advantage
Carousel Motors
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