150 Years and Going Strong at Iowa Constitution Birthday
Iowa Constitution marks 150th anniversary with a celebration at Old Capitol. Former UI President Willard Sandy Boyd notes the document's lasting significance while US Interim President Gary Fethke praises the framers for a durable charter. The event reflected on the constitution's history and its limited changes since 1857.
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Laura Schmitt
the Gazette
Jason Regnier
Niko Poulakis
A. Craig Baird
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Iowa City
Des Moines
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Lee Hermiston
University of Iowa
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Sandy” Boyd
Sundey
Boyd
Gary Fethke
Power restoration winds down after weekend of outages
Rural towns regain power as Alliant Energy reports about 2,800 customers still dark at dusk Sunday. Spokesman Ryan Stensland notes most outages resolved, with 2,500 in Marshall Grundy and Tama counties and 200 in Newton Grinnell areas and remaining isolated pockets. MidAmerican Energy restored its last 290 customers Saturday morning.
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Alliant Energy
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Grundy
Tama
Newton
Grinnell
MidAmerican Energy
Officials shape aid for storm victims in Iowa region
58 spokesman Allan Arlis says officials work on aid details. Rural cooperatives in eastern Iowa report 546 customers without power Saturday morning. Ann Foster of the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives notes about 100 East Central Iowa REC customers remained without power Sunday morning, with CEO Harry Ruth forecasting restoration by day’s end.
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Allan Arlis
Ann Foster
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives
Iowa Rec
Harry Ruth
Iowa Woman Dodges Canadian Sweepstakes Scam
Debra McNutt reported a $250 000 sweepstakes. A counterfeit check for 4773 drawn on a Minnesota bank and a tax payment demand followed. She alerted authorities and banks, avoiding loss. Authorities report rising sweepstakes fraud in Iowa alongside identity theft and foreign money offers.
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Gazette
Canada
Debra McNutt
McNutt
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Gazette
Trade Commissio
Growth in youth sports drives parent coaching efforts
Tom Broghammer talks with Molly Rossiter and Debby Zumbach about coaching North Linn sixth grade girls basketball during a February tournament. The piece notes the AAU’s long history and Iowa participation with 17 000 athletes and coaches registered this year and 22 000 in the 2005 2006 year.
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Molly Rossiter
Debby Zumbach
North-Linn
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North Linn
Amateur Athletic Union
Iowa
Teresa Parmenter
Iowa Aau
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