Mediation on Linn County landfill expansion stalls over footprint and benefits
Longstanding dispute over a proposed landfill expansion in Linn County shifts to mediation after failed talks on footprint shift of 150 feet, host community benefits to Marion and the Linn-Mar School Foundation, and site buffering costs. Officials note the offer would have cost space and failed to gain agreement as mediation proceeds.
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Marion
Zahn
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
McLeodUSA Faces Job Retention Push in Cedar Rapids and Legal Hurdles
McLeodUSA Group seeks to retain Monroe and Cedar Rapids jobs amid potential deals with strategic buyers. Priority One's Mark Seckman says local officials would push for Cedar Rapids growth if McLeodUSA is acquired or merges. A shareholder lawsuit remains. bankruptcy in 2002 reserved funds for judgments. stock fell 46 percent to 21 cents. Clark McLeod founded the company in 1992, stepping down in 2002 after bankruptcy.
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Monroe
United States
CenturyTel
Iowa
McLeodusa
Ayvazian
Mark Seckman
Priority One
Cedar Rapids
MCI
Telecomusa
Seckman
Teleconnect Co
Clark McLeod
McLeod USA
Health study links Ritalin to higher cancer risk
Health experts flag the first human study linking Ritalin to increased cancer risk, based on a small Texas group of children treated for ADHD. Researchers caution bigger studies before changing prescriptions. Novartis defends the drug’s safety as ADHD treatment remains common.
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Knight Ridder
Kansas City
United States
Cancer Letters
Texas
Marvin Legator
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
Legator
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp
Novartis
Kathryn Ellerbeck
University of Kansas Medical Center
Ellerbeck
Steroids hearing probes baseball as Canseco testifies
At a congressional hearing on steroids in baseball, Jose Canseco defended his claims of widespread drug use while others including Sammy Sosa Rafael Palmeiro and Mark McGwire refused direct answers about their own or others use. Lawmakers pressed for a tougher testing plan amid unsettling testimony about health risks and cheating.
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Texas
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California
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Sosa
Roger Maris
Barry Bonds
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Bonds
Jason Giambi
New York Yankees
San Francisco
Waxman
Tom Davis
R-Va
Boston Red Sox
Curt Schilling
Schilling
Mark McGwire
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