Iowa City fire suspensions over harassing Linda Eaton
Richard Craig receives a three week suspension and another firefighter is reprimanded for harassing Linda Eaton, the city’s only female firefighter who filed a sex discrimination suit. The action ends a long disciplinary and legal saga linked to Eaton’s complaints and maternity leave dispute.
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Iowa City
Linda Eaton
Associated Press
Richard Craig
Robert Keating
Harvey Miller
Eaton
Orange
Keating
Nate Hopkins
Firefighters’ Union
Hopkins
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Johnson County District Court
Tom Miller
Iowa Supreme Court
John Balmer
Craig
Civil Rights Commission
Jane Eiklelberry
Ms. Eikleberry
Tick hazards and removal tips from Cedar Rapids doctor
Dr. G L Schmit of Mercy Hospital outlines how ticks migrate from yards and outdoor areas to humans and pets. He details symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick paralysis risks, removal methods using heat or tweezers, and prevention through repellents and thorough body checks.
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G.L. Schmit
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Schmit
United States
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Iowa
Coralville
Eight Legged Creatures at Indian Creek Nature Center
The Indian Creek Nature Center hosts a Wild Animal Interview on Saturday June 28 at 2 p.m. The program titled Eight Legged Creatures lets visitors see and touch various spiders and other eight legged invertebrates. Admission is 50 cents for members and 1 for nonmembers.
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Iowa
Indian Creek Nature Center
Preschool games begin Monday in Cedar Rapids program
The Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission launches a six week summer preschool program for four and five year olds starting Monday. Registration runs Monday to Friday at 16 sites with a five dollar fee per child. The program includes games songs fingerplays stories and crafts for children not yet in kindergarten.
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Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Grant Wood
26Th St
Erskine
Clark Road
36Th Street
Arthur
Gould discusses zero-based budgeting for Linn County
Eliot Gould Republican candidate for Linn County Board of Supervisors spoke at a Thursday coffee at Mrs Randy Nelsons home on Vine Avenue SE about budget control. He advocated zero-based budgeting to justify all budget categories, not just increases, arguing the current method fuels inflation and wastes through duplication.
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Eliot Gould
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Randy Nelson
Vine Ave
Gould
Cat Finds Cozy Home at Amana Woolen Mill
A cat moved into the Amana Woolen Mill in Amana last month and enjoys warmth, wool loungers, and worker affection. The workers named the cat "dauche nichts" and manager Mac Grider appears in the accompanying photo, head rubs included.
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Amana
Mac Grider
Public meeting on vacant apartment building discussed
Residents of the near northeast side are invited to a public meeting about an eyesore at a vacant four plex at 1704 D Ave NE. The session starts 7 p.m. Wednesday at Central Park Presbyterian Church at 17th Street and B Avenue NE with Bernard Paul, owner of the property, in attendance.
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E Ave
Bowman Woods
Bowman Road
Kenwood
Jones Park
Wilson Avenue
Grant
Outlook Drive
Cleveland
First Ave
Cherry Hill Park
Ivy Lane
Hoover
Johnson Ave
Monroe
Pioneer Ave
Pierce
Maryland Drive
van Buren
29Th St
Harrison
11Th St
Erskine
Clark Road
36Th Street
Green Valley
Trailridge Road
Near Northeast Side
17Th Street
D Avenue NE
Munity Improvement
Central Park Presbyterian Church
B Avenue
Bernard Paul
D Ave
Kress
No 4-day week for road crews
Marengo Iowa County supervisors reject a four day ten hour schedule for the secondary road crew for this year. County Engineer Don Tourney said a union steward proposed the plan but he opposed it citing fairness and past problems. He suggested possible consideration next year after learning the job and workers better and noted services should remain five days.
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Marengo
Iowa
Don Tourney
Tourney
Leonard Thys
Millersburg
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Citizens For Com
Mona McElderry
C.R. Board of Realtors
Village Shops
Butterfield
Rayborn
8Th Avenue
Secedar Rapids
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