Iowa Eyes Shift From Household to Commercial Recycling
State officials note 69 percent of Iowa waste comes from commercial and industrial sources while household recycling may have peaked. DNR measures diversion using a 1988 base year, with updates for population and other factors, but accuracy is debated. 20 planning areas miss the 50 percent goal. six counties meet it, with Linn and Johnson at 41.35 percent.
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Mild and Tormey
Iowa
Mild
DNR
Milch
Black Hawk
Bremer
Grundy
Linn
Johnson Counties
Tormey
Ebbers Trial Highlights Fraud Ties to WorldCom Leader
In a six week trial prosecutors portrayed Bernard Ebbers as obsessed with keeping WorldCom stock high while large personal loans secured by WorldCom shares fueled panic. The defense pinned the fraud on CFO Scott Sullivan who testified Ebbers directed quarter after quarter to meet numbers. Ebbers denied involvement saying he was a visionary who left accounting to Sullivan. The largely blue collar Cedar Rapids jury deliberated eight days before conviction and awaits sentencing while Sullivan and others face sentencing or civil actions.
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Ebbers
World- Com
WorldCom
Scott Sullivan
William Johnson
Sullivan
Star
Wall Street
Barbara Jones
Reid Weingarten
Weingarten
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bank of America
Clinton, Miss
MCI Inc
Ashburn
WorldCom Securities
Arthur Andersen
Linn County considers options for school facility plan
The district will review provisional ballots or late absentees at Thursday's meeting while the Linn County Board of Supervisors canvasses election results Monday. A new middle school aims to relieve crowding by reshaping grade assignments. a citizen advisory committee made the recommendation last year. District enrollment projects 1,436 more students in a decade. current enrollment is 3,887, up from 3,472 five years ago. Superintendent Dick Whitehead said growth will continue and the district may pursue another facility proposal, seeking community input. The district spans 142 square miles across southern Linn, northern Johnson, and eastern Benton counties, including parts of Cedar Rapids, Fairfax, Ely, Shueyville, Swisher and Walford.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Citizens Advisory Committee
Dick Whitehead
Whitehead
Linn County
Johnson
Benton Counties
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax, Ely
Shueyville
Swisher
Walford
Profilers discuss myths about serial killers and unseen risks
Steven Conlon of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and other experts challenge stereotypes about killers like BTK. They say long term stress can reveal a controlled inner side, and that traits such as church involvement do not rule out violence. They note motives include power, money, and revenge and caution against simplistic signatures.
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Steven Conlon
State Division of Criminal Investigation
Des Moines
FBI
Quantico
BTK
Boy Scouts
Conlon
Osing
Rader
Overworked workers face higher stress from layoffs and duties
The report finds layoffs correlate with higher overwork. Thirty percent of employees skip vacation, and teen-parents show 40 percent high stress. Caregivers for parents see 87 percent chronically overworked versus 28 percent for non-caregivers. Managers and higher earners exceed 50k yearly also show more overwork.
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M.D
Joel Riggs
O.D
Eys
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Foxeye.com
FOX
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Keith.gottschalk
Gazettcommunications. Com
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Marion Biv
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