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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2007
Page
11
A clerk at Mainstay Suites near 5145 Rockwell Dr NE reported a daytime Sunday robbery. The suspect entered the lobby before 6 15 a m demanded cash and fled with an undisclosed amount. No weapon was displayed and a vague description was given.
A man invited to a party by two unidentified Black men in downtown Iowa City was robbed at Pheasant Ridge Apartments. The assailants fled after demanding money. the victim was not injured. Police seek information at (319) 356-5275.
Danny Fisher, a 26 year old in Belle Plaine, built a portable newsroom from his home using multiple scanners and antennas. Editors in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Waterloo rely on him for breaking local crime and accident updates as he listens around the clock.
Danny Fisher 26 of Belle Plaine works as a journalist and weather spotter with a radio reach from Davenport to Des Moines and north of Waterloo to Iowa City. He values news over public safety chatter and says readers rely on papers for details, recalling a Des Moines Register question after a major crash.
CRANDIC Railroad honors staff with names on 200 grain hopper cars. Steve Fratzke and Eileen Barber-Goodwin recall seeing their names on cars numbered 2122 and 2006. Dusty Dusterhoff, a retired dispatcher, is also featured in the program begun during the 90th anniversary in 1994.
Cedar Rapids Streets Department has stopped using Liquid Corn Salt due to higher cost and issues with deer lapping it. They now use GeoMelt made from sugar beet molasses, or salt brine, depending on temperature. GeoMelt costs about $1.47 per gallon vs six cents for brine.
About five years ago Cedar Rapids Streets Department began using a corn based road deicer named Liquid Corn Salt when very cold weather rendered salt brine ineffective.
The Gazette invites readers to submit questions about ongoing news events and public figures. Comments can be directed to Newstrack at the Cedar Rapids address or via phone and email for responses or clarifications.
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