Iowa House OKs protocol bill for visiting officials
The Iowa House unanimously approved a protocol bill to guide reception of state, national, and international visitors to the Statehouse. The measure aims to improve etiquette and coordination with the Department of Economic Development, inspired by overseas travel experiences and a Taiwan trade group visit.
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Iowa House
U.S
Iowa
Chuck Gipp
Decorah
Gipp
Asia
Taiwan
China
Japan
Legislative Council
International Relations Committee
Department of Economic Development
Capitol
Stephen S.F. Chen
United States
Bill Fink
Carlisle
Chamber
Rezoning Debates Weigh on Five Proposals in Marion
Marion planning debates include Larson Enterprises and the Grandons seeking to rezone land at First Ave SE and Collins Road for a Home Depot with a conditional use permit for outdoor storage. Nearby Hames requests land sale for access and buffering. Neighbors oppose a SuperTarget area citing traffic and compatibility concerns.
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Sattler
Planning Commission
Larson Enterprises
Eugene
Carleen Grandon
First Avenue SE
Collins Road
Slumberland
City of
Marion
Tama Street
Curt Hames
Hames Mobile Homes
Home Depot
Hames
Norma
Cedar Rapids
Cargill Inc
Commission
Cargill
Otis Road
10Th Street
Beth A. Mutchler
Wrobie Dr
Highway 30
Knapp Road
Richard G. Schuler
13Th St
Eighth Avenue
James F. Surrett
Washington Dr
Johnson Avenue
Charles Andrews Jr
Third Ave
Interstate 380
First Avenue
Rhonda S. Dickinson
Toddville
County Home Road
Traci L. Hawker
Elizabeth Dr
Highway 13
Central City Road
Jennetta E. Williams
Franklin Ave
First Ave
Cedar Rapids man sentenced for Iowa City bank robbery
Robert Melton of Cedar Rapids received 40 months in federal prison for the October robbery of the Rochester Avenue Iowa State Bank & Trust branch in Iowa City. He entered the bank with a note, no weapon, and was sentenced with two years of supervised release and $4,860 restitution. time already served will count toward the term.
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Melton
U.S. Marshal's Office
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Gazette Death Notices Policy and Submission Hours
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with arrangements pending and survivors, published free if they fit Gazette style. Submissions accepted weekdays 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday 12:30 to 7 pm, Sunday and holidays 4 to 7 pm, with 7 pm daily deadline, charged per word for additional details.
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The
Gazette
Public Opinion Poll on Gun Show Background Checks
The daily notebook reports a TELUS non scientific poll asking readers to vote on a three day wait for background checks before gun show sales. It notes 380 responses with 93 percent YES and 7 percent NO. It also asks how voters would choose between Bush and Gore if the candidates were these two.
City schedules and notices across Cedar Rapids area
A dense list of meetings and hearings for March 14 2000 includes the Marion Historic Preservation Commission Cedar Rapids City Council Linn County boards and commissions and various neighborhood associations. Also noted are theater lectures art talks health clinic and lottery results plus St Luke’s births and a lengthy drunken driving and assault arrest update from The Gazette.
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Marion Historic Preservation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Planning Commission
Marion City Council
Linn County Historical Preservation Commission
Linn County
Marion Water Board
Ushers Ferry Historic Village Commission
Hiawatha Park & Recreation Commission
Center Point
Cedar Rapids seeks low fares via group talks with Southwest
A Cedar Rapids group unhappy with inflated airfares aims to attract a low-fare airline by pooling demand. The delegation, including Mayor Lee Clancey, visited Southwest Airlines HQ with hopes of Cedar Rapids joining the route push. Southwest may decide in three to five years.
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Iowa
Olejniczak
Southwest Airlines
Cedar Rapids
Nesses
Southwest
Lee Clancey
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Cecelia Hanley
May
Order of Eagles
John Fitzpatrick
Visual Arts Commission
House
Des Moines
A-Decorah
Target Corp
Gene Meyer
Gerald Eganhouse
Terry Bjornsen
Blairs Ferry
Rockwell Drive
C.R. Man
I.C
By Lynn M. Tefft
Rochester
First Avenues
Robert Melton
Daily Notebook
TELUS
Cityline
George Bush
al Gore
Bush
Gore
Linn County Meetings
Fairfax City Council
City Hall
Marion Mechanical Board
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
Marion Plumbing Board
Wellington Heights
United Way of
Fifth Ave
Cindy Needles Fletcher
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University
McAuley
Mount Mercy College
City
CSPS
Cornell Fleischer
University of Chicago
Cherry
Coe College
Andrew McCollum
West Science
Cornell College
Thomas Colbert
Marshalltown Community College
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Suzanne Quillen-Lomax
National Gallery of Art
Hedges Conference
the Commons
Linn County Health Department
13Th St. NW
Illinois
Illinois Lottery
ST. Luke’s
Emily
Tom Nguyen
Park Towne Ct
Apt. S-11
Angela
Duane Miller
Shellsburg
Tabitha
Percy Duncan
Vinton
Kimberly
Michael Vare
33Rd Ave
the Gazette
Deann M. Engebritson
Bever Ave
Kelly M. Feehan
Westside Dr
Iowa City
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Larry Hill
Deborah Dr
Highway 100
Frederick Madison Jr
Wayne F. Friend
Sixth Ave. SE
Karol Friend
Anamosa
13Th Street SE
Ronald C. Sawma
Rose A. Sawma
H Ave. NE
Michael J. White
21St Ave
Karen Edwards
William J. Rezac
Michael Dr. NE
Leanne Rezac
Jeffrey E. Henderson
Irene Ly
Ninth St. SW
Johnson County
Jeremy J. Brussen
Oxford Lane
S. Dubuque St
Mitchell
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Clancey
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