Iowa launches spring ad push to draw travelers to state
Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Tourism officials announced a $1.5 million spring ad campaign targeting Chicago, Minneapolis Saint Paul, Kansas City and Omaha to boost visits to Iowa. The governor noted he will take a personal Arizona vacation but will continue promoting all 99 counties and Iowa attractions. He highlighted Tourism Office efforts to revamp traveliowa.com and drive traffic to traveltown.com.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Arizona
Chicago
Minneapolis/ St. Paul
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Sonoma
Ariz
Branstad
Kim Reynolds
Lake Panorama
Panora
Shawna Lode
Iowa Tourism Office
Traveliowa.com
Traveltown.com
Multiple arrests tied to Cedar Rapids area arrests list
Public safety logs detail numerous individuals charged in Linn and nearby counties this weekend. Names include Adkins, Schmidt, Tilley, Crawford, Dillard, Dunne, Rohrig, Siebels, Tuttle, Elsbecker, Blanchard, Good, Knox, Orozco, Becker, Brown, Cooper, Grems, Herrera, Jefferson, Peterson, Thore, Wilburn, and Al-Yassiri among others with offenses ranging from driving while suspended to possession of controlled substances and identity theft.
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Bradley C. Crawford
S. Riverside Dr
Iowa City
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Terrance K. Dillard
26Th St
Cedar Rapids
Third Ave
Steven T. Dunne
30Th St. Dr
Marion Marion Airport
Linn County
Ronald E. Rohrig
12Th St
58Th Ave
Kyle D. Blanchard
Page St
Dubuque Street
Charles W. Good
War Admiral Lane
North Liberty
Forevergreen Road
Kansas Avenue
Coralville
Jamarcus M. Knox
Arthur St
Apt. N4
Kirkwood Avenue
Carroll Street
Juan C. Orozco
West Branch
Lower Muscatine Ave
Todd D. Becker
Inverness Ct
S. Capitol St
Robert M. Brown
Indian Hill Rd
E. Market
Ferdos L. Al-Yassiri
Hilton Cedar Rapids
First Ave
Collins Community Credit Union
Cedar Rapids considers altering fire truck image to be more inclusive
A Cedar Rapids resident filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Commission over a 1997 Appleton Wisconsin designed fire truck image. Commission officials say they may add symbols or remove the figure without a formal investigation, seeking a diverse, faith-inclusive solution.
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Appleton
Wis
Cedar Rapids
Jesus
Ecumenical Council
Chaisson
Cardenas
Fire Department
IMF Ukraine aid tied to reforms amid Crimea tensions
IMF support for Ukraine hinges on reforms such as floating the hryvnia and cutting gas subsidies. World Bank plans up to 3 billion in 2014 to aid the new government, with 2 billion already for ongoing projects and up to 1 billion contingent on reform progress. IMF officials in Kiev discuss a lending program as Ukraine teeters toward bankruptcy. Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank stressed continued aid to stabilize the economy and deliver services.
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Ukraine
Crimea
Barack Obama
Foreign Relations Committee
Obama
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
World Bank
Eral
IMF
Kiev
Hryvnia
Jim Yong Kim
Kim
Simferopol
Crimean Peninsula
County supervisors debate publishing full meeting minutes
Board members consider posting unedited minutes and adding new items like approved resolutions. They discuss using renovated audiovisual equipment to record meetings for broadcast or web posting at costs under $500, with potential indexing of audio for agenda items.
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Miller
Public Service
Reno
Linda Langston
John Harris
Langston
Harris
Harri
Ben Rogers
Brent Oleson
Oleson
Cedar Rapids
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Boshart
Sourcemedia.net
Ftrom Public Safety
Linn
Scott G. Adkins
10Th St
E Avenue
Ninth Street
Heather L. Schmidt
Harold Ct
Center Point Rd
Derek J. Tilley
Quincy
Ill
Glass Road
Cori L. Siebels
Anamosa
18Th Street
13Th Avenue
Mischelle L. Tuttle
Coral Lane
Edgewood
Glass Roads
Johnson
Zachary M. Elsbecker
Dodge St
Church and
Linn Streets
Martin M. Herrera
Country Hill Lane
Apt. 1
Jefferson and
Dubuque Streets
Randy Jefferson Jr
Savannah Dr
Taft Speedway
Ashley E. Peterson
Esther St
Melrose Avenue
Camp Cardinal Road
Johnson County
Makome Thore
Westdale Dr
Apt. 3
Zeller Street
Highway 965
Alexandra N. Wilburn
Burns Ave
Second Street
Greg Buelow
Chaisson-Cardenas
Rick.smith
Ton
D.C
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