Murder suspect pleads not guilty in Independence case
Debra Sue Wierck, 38, pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the Feb 13 stabbing death of her boyfriend Robert Dale Taylor in Independence. Trial set for May 15 in Buchanan County District Court. Wierck remains jailed on a 500000 bond. self defense is among possible defenses.
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the Gazette Independence
Debra Sue Wierck
Robert Dale Taylor
Jon Fister
Buchanan County
Buque Public Defender’s Office
Wierck
Taylor
Ninth St
Independence
Goodman
Debby Taylor
Robert Taylor
Donna Taylor
Vietnamese Writers Arrive for Historic U.S. Delegation Visit
A 13 member Vietnamese writing delegation visits the University of Iowa for a historic first official U.S. tour since the Vietnam War era. They sled on Riverside Drive in Iowa City and meet UI writers Frank Conroy Samantha Chang and Marvin Bell while traveling to Massachusetts Boston New School and City College San Francisco.
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the Gazette
OWA
Iowa
University of Iowa
Christopher Merrill
International Writing Program
Riverside Drive
The
International
U.S
Merrill
United States
University of Massachusetts At
Boston
New School
New York City
City College
San Francisco
Vo Thi Xuam Ha
Vietnam Writers Union
Iowa City
Frank Conroy
Samantha Chang
Marvin Bell
UI Writers’ Workshop
Kalona
Amana
Pham Thi Xuan Ban
Y Ban
Myrtle Avenue
Budget cuts reshape university administration and plans
US vice president for external relations to be eliminated with a 130 million revenue gap. David Skorton will take over former external relations duties and integrate research and communications. Non academic units face the largest cuts as state funding falls by nearly 36 million since 2000. A 19 percent tuition raise is planned to offset losses while the four year plan remains uncertain.
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Coleman
David Skorton
Ann Rhodes
Skorton
Diane Kenney Handler
Arts Share
Parrott
Jon Whitmore
Whitmore
Kirkwood arts center classes resume after pipe burst
Kirkwood Community College resumes classes in the new 75,780 square foot arts center after a pipe froze and sprinkler water flooded the building. Officials say damage appears less than feared. moisture remains in walls but most computers survived. A dollar figure may take a month to determine. The facility opened in January southeast of Iowa Hall on campus.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Lois Nanke
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
Paramount Theatre renovation bids delayed two weeks
Cedar Rapids reports bid opening for the 6 million Paramount Theatre renovation moved to March 19 after contractors requested extra time. The project, slated to finish by September 2003 for the 75th anniversary, includes new seating and rest room additions while preserving historic character.
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Cedar Rapids
Sharon Cummins
U.S. Cellular Center
Paramount Theatre
Cummins
Clarence school plan dies in Vision Iowa vote
Nearly 60 percent of voters rejected the bond plan and Vision Iowa grant, risking loss of the $1 million grant if reapplied later. Superintendent Hobart said the district likely will reject the $1 million and may not reapply for three years, leaving a 10.3 million project to replace two elementaries, build a 1200 seat gym, and 700 seat auditorium on 80 acres.
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Vision Iowa
Richard Hobart
Hobart
Clarence
Stanwood
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