Refugees from Somalia find footing in Cedar Rapids
Mohamed Hagi Abdirahman, 59, once port manager and trader, arrives in Cedar Rapids with a group of Somalis. They settle into housing, take language classes, and gain work. 13 of 19 adults are employed as sponsors and aid networks mobilize to support two more arrivals by late July.
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Cedar Rapids
Metro Area
Nan Schroeder
Lutheran Social Service Refugee Resettlement Ministry
Schroeder
Imam Taha Tawil
Islamic Council of Iowa
Sara
Ahmed Mohamed
Lynn Franz
Immanuel Baptist Church
Mohamed
Supreme Court rules seizures not double jeopardy 8-1
In an 8 to 1 decision the Supreme Court held that the government may prosecute drug crimes and pursue civil forfeiture of property used in those crimes without violating the double jeopardy clause. Civil forfeiture targets property not persons and may include homes and vehicles tied to offenses. Only Justice Stevens dissented, arguing the seizure of the home is punishment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Washington Post
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
John Paul Stevens
Cedar Rapids parks chief seeks 60000 to rent building
Evan Hughes wants a five year lease for the former Federal Express site at 1919 Edgewood Rd SW to centralize mowing and construction operations. The plan includes about 10 supervisors 2 mechanics and 30 workers with modifications funded from carry over and the department’s building maintenance fund.
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Parks Department
Hughes
Ticking tips and stock notes from Cedar Rapids news
Dr. George Bergus warns against home tick removal methods such as matches nail polish remover and peanut butter in the Iowa family practice scene. Norand Corp reports third quarter profit rebounding from a 7.7 million Q2 loss. LaSalle High School hosts a wrestling camp led by coach Dan Conner for the fifth time. TEL-US Poll expands to a new interactive package with The Gazette KCRG-TV and radio options.
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George Bergus
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
LaSalle High School
LaSalle
Dan Conner
12 SE Iowa counties get U S disaster help
President Clinton declared a federal disaster for 12 southeast Iowa counties hit by heavy rains, enabling aid for roads bridges and public facilities but not crop damage. The designation covers Johnson Keokuk Mahaska Muscatine Washington and Adair Madison Louisa Henry Des Moines Lee counties. Governor Branstad also proclaimed 10 western Iowa counties as state disaster areas.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Clinton
Iowa
Johnson
Keokuk
Mahaska
Muscatine
Washington
Adair
Madison
Louisa
Henry
Lee
Terry Branstad
Fremont
Mills
Montgomery
Page
Branstad
State of
Johnson County
Kevin Hackathorn
Keokuk County
Christy Collicott
MCI expands in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
MCI Communications plans to add about 230 jobs in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City over six months. Mass Markets hiring 50 to 80 in Iowa City and networkMCI Services 30 to 50 in Cedar Rapids. ISPE to add 50 to 100 software staff at Cedar Rapids Diamond Center. Software roles pay up to 70 000 with full benefits.
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George C. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
MCI Communications
MCI Mass Markets
Networkmci Services
Kris Bennett
MCI
Intelligent Services Platform Engineering
ISPE
Bennett
Networkmci
Diamond Center
Arnold, Dows, Martin and Liebke-Hoyt
Second Avenue SE
Ted Jones
Network MCI Services
Cary
N.C
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By Tom Fruehling
Kim Brent
Gazette Intern
C.R. Parks
By Douglas Neumann
Federal Express Building
Gazette Photo
Noland
Black
Norand Corp
Tel-Us
The
Kcrg-Tv
TELUS
U.S
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