Cedar Rapids man on trial for shooting death of federal worker
The 51 year old Downs is charged with the murder of Heising 40 during a delivery on her mail route. Prosecutors say he armed himself with a sawed off shotgun and .44 handgun and waited at the home. Eyewitnesses testified about the deadly attack and Downs admitted causing the death. The case is heard in federal court since Heising was acting as a federal employee at the time.
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Teig
Downs
Cedar Rapids
Heising
Mount Vernon
Melloy
Donald Potter
Helsing
Potter
Kelly Mounce
36Th St. NE
Mounce
Kgan-Tv
Channel 2
Bob Hilton
Hilton
Elwood Downing
Downing
Lou Decker
Decker
Sandy Prult
Names and grid shift trigger rural road naming debate
The article documents controversy in Clayton County over Elert driven road naming as Elert pushed a grid system. Clayton and Winneshiek counties faced protests while Allamakee embraced open houses and local research leading to smoother adoption. E911 officials defended the approach as progress despite initial confusion.
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Chris Umphress
Data Services
Clayton County
Bob Walke
Walke
Elert
Clayton
Cherry Valley
Pumpkin Ridge
Allamakee
Bill Burke
Lansing
Burke
Alice Rivlin Elevated to Budget Director in Clinton Era
Washington notes that Alice Rivlin, longtime deficit hawk and former deputy budget director, was promoted to OMB director as part of Clinton's fiscal strategy. Her stance favored deficit reduction and restrained spending, a policy welcomed by Wall Street and analysts who credit her with strengthening CBO credibility and steady fiscal policy.
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White House
Mark McLarty
Center
Oval Office
Clinton
Alice Rivlin
McLarty
Gore
Leon Panetta
Los Angeles Times
Washington
Ross Perot
Rivlin
Alice
Capitol Hill
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Senate
Robert Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Wall Street
Marianne Feeley
Fuji Securities
Chicago
CBO
Joshua Wiener
Brookings Institution
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Voelkers Office Products
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the Gazette
Budweiser
Dale
Lee Distributing
Kirkwood
Midwest
St. Louis
Cardinals
the Clarion
Wright Brothers Blvd
I-380
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
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