GOP plan taps cash reserve to fund Iowa budget
Iowa Republicans propose a 2005 budget of 4.6 billion dollars using about 160 million from the state cash reserve to finance a 109 million K 12 schools increase and 5 million each for public safety and corrections while keeping taxes stable. The plan spends 170 million less than Gov Vilsack proposed and relies on tax relief for local property tax credits and no new tax hikes. Senator Jeff Angelo says the plan avoids tax increases and supports education and public safety amid a Democratic pushback.
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Absence of workers hits Cedar Rapids police and agencies
Twelve Cedar Rapids city employees including seven police officers are on active military duty. Police Chief Mike Klappholz commends officers for filling gaps while serving, noting no overtime issues as the force numbers about 200. Other city departments report single-duty absences, with Marion police also affected by one officer away on active duty.
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Three U.S. relief workers killed in Mosul drive by shooting
Three American relief workers were killed and two wounded in a drive by shooting in Mosul. The five were in one car on the city’s eastern side when attackers struck, according to Lt. Col. Joseph Pick, a U.S. forces spokesman in Mosul.
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An off duty Iraqi policeman located the car after a late afternoon shooting and aided the wounded. U S Army air medevac helicopters then moved them to a combat hospital in Mosul. The five injured worked for the Southern Baptist International Mission Board. The board identified the dead as Larry T. Elliott, 60, Jean Dover Elliott, 58, and Karen Denise Watson, 38. The injured names were being confirmed.
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Yeast Plant to Boost Cedar Rapids Corn Demand
A 50 million dollar yeast plant by Red Star Yeast LLC and ADM broke ground in southwest Cedar Rapids. The facility uses high fructose corn syrup from ADM Corn Processing to produce liquid and black baking yeast. ADM expects a daily need for about 15,000 bushels of corn, fueling truck and train transport to and from the plant. The project runs year round, with Lesaffre International Corp of France partnering with ADM.
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Longevity linked to number of grandchildren study says
University of Turku researchers find women with more grandchildren tend to live longer. The study supports the Grandmother Hypothesis, suggesting post reproductive life benefits the family by helping offspring reproduce earlier and more often. The findings appear in Nature on March 11.
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