Sunshine Week discussion on information for open government
Gazette editors host a public roundtable on how information builds community at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids from 7 to 8 p.m. Local officials Harold Denton Pat Shey Linda Langston and Gazette editors Bowden Sharp Neumann will speak. The event runs during Sunshine Week March 12 18 with limited seating and Fifth Street entrance access.
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Gazette
Third Ave
Linn County
Harold Denton
Cedar Rapids
Pat Shey
Linda Langston
Mark Bowden
Mary Sharp
Doug Neumann
Fifth Street
Bentley case hinges on jury location Clarke County barred
Judge Denver Dillard ruled that James Bentley sexual abuse trials may be held in Clarke County if sufficient impartial jurors cannot be found in the Des Moines market. Bentley, 34, of Vinton, faces second degree charges in Benton and Linn counties for alleged abuse of Jetseta Gage in 2004 and Cedar Rapids over three years. His brother, Roger, is serving a life sentence for Jetseta’s kidnapping and killing. Trials set for March 27 in Benton and May 8 in Linn, with possible revisitation if a fair jury cannot be seated.
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James Bentley
Clarke County
Denver Dillard
Bentley
Vinton
Benton
Linn
Jetseta Gage
Cedar Rapids
Roger Paul Bentley
Brandon
Jetseta
Benton County
Linn County
Bentley Brothers
David Fiester
David Thompson
Osceola
Des Moines
Dillard
St. Louis couple donates $2.5 million to UI Tippie College
Judy and Harris Frank commit 2.5 million to the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. The gift sustains named Judith R. Frank Business Communication Center and expands training from writing to oral presentation. Harris Frank is a St. Louis real estate broker and Nancy Hauserman, dean of Undergraduate Business, is his daughter.
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St. Louis
University of Iowa
Tippie College of Business
Judy
Harris Frank
Judith R. Frank
Outbreak of Mumps Strain Hits Iowa Colleges and Counties
A rare genotype G mumps outbreak in Iowa reports 60 cases across Johnson Dubuque Black Hawk and Scott counties with students prominent among the patients. Health officials note ages 11 to 41, most vaccinated, CDC investigates import origins and future spread risks.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Mary Gilchrist
University Hygienic Laboratory
United States
Gilchrist
Health Department
Europe
New Jersey
CDC
North Liberty council considers public behavior resolution
Mayor David Franker asks the North Liberty City Council to formally condemn misconduct by elected officials after Councilman Matt Bahl left a Feb. 28 meeting amid a split over a development decision. Bahl, who challenged Franker’s election in court, calls it a public shaming bid. Moody questions motives as tensions rise in the seven thousand two hundred resident town.
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Ine Gazette
North Liberty
David Franker
Matt Bahl
Franker
Bahl
Moody
Bahi
Murder death by own action in Iowa case shocks Cedar Rapids
Kevin Panek strangled his father with an electrical cord then hanged himself in an attic stairway at 392 21st St SE Cedar Rapids. Linn County Medical Examiner ruled the deaths a murder death by own action and a slaying by ligature. Family members report a tense relationship marked by mental illness and abuse.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kevin Panek
Iowa
Panek
Richard Panek
21St St. SE
Meals On Wheels
Linn County
Donald Linder
Chicago
University of Chicago
Linn
Frustrations Mount Over Lane Use and Cyclone Snubs
Columnist vents over left lane abuse by drivers and police, and laments ISU Cyclones missing NCAA and NIT bids. He notes frustration with players’ mood affecting games, praises rivals Iowa and UNI postseason chances, and ends with rallying support for Hawk and Panther teams.
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ISU
Iowa
UNI
Wayne Morgan
Hawks
Panthers
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