Threatening letter found in absent Linn District Court mailbox
A third envelope similar to two earlier threats was found in an absent Linn District Court judge's mailbox. Carroll Edmondson said one employee reported seeing a second envelope and the third remains unopened, fate of threats unclear. The two known letters referenced the February Chicago slayings involving a federal judge's family and urged judges to be aware and fair. One letter targeted Associate Judge Nancy Baumgartner, the other District Judges ending with Doug Russell.
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Linn District Court
Carroll Edmondson
Chicago
Linn
Edmondson
Nancy Baumgartner
Doug Russell
Absentee ballots keep College Community bond outcome steady
The Special Absentee Board reviewed 13 ballots and confirmed 1,507 yes to 1,014 no, a 59.77 percent approval. Nine ballots were invalid due to late posting or unregistered voters, failing to meet the 60 percent threshold for the new school construction measure.
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College Community School
Convicted Coralville murderer dies in prison hospice
Frank Chewning 55 who was serving a 50 year term for second degree murder of his wife Dianne died of cancer Tuesday at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in its Hospice Unit where he had been since November 22. He strangled his wife at a Coralville motel in 1989 and has been imprisoned since August 1990.
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Frank Chewning
Coralville
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Chewning
Dianne
Winter Storm Tracks Across Northeast Iowa
Northeast Iowa faces a winter storm with Decorah and Winneshiek County reporting heavy snow. Allamakee County also reports similar conditions while the Davenport weather office forecasts rain or a thunder shower southward. In the Cedar Rapids Iowa City corridor highs may reach 50 degrees today.
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Iowa
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Sheriff's Office
Allamakee County
Davenport
The
Weather Service
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Prosecutor presses DNA link in Lamasters murder trial
The Gazette reports prosecutors claim DNA will prove Lynn Lamasters killed housemate Patricia Rapacki, while defense argues evidence was compromised at the scene. The case, moved from Buchanan County, centers on a strangling in a Jesup basement freezer with no eyewitness.
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Orlan Love
Gazette Grundy Center
Lynn Lamasters
Patricia Rapacki
Waterloo
David Dunakey
Lamasters
Buchanan County
Jesup
Andrew Prosser
Allan Vander Hart
Rapacki
Prosser
Elec
Cedar Rapids St Patrick's Day Parade Draws Locals In Irish-Themed Mood
On parade day Cedar Rapids hosts its 30th annual St Patrick's Day event as locals and visitors line the route. Among revelers, Juanita Brown 83 and Betty Criger 79 hold seats for friends while others, like Maureen Butteris 54, celebrate with Bloody Marys and Irish pride. The piece notes broader trends with Hallmark and the National Retail Federation citing Irish holiday cards and plans by 93.3 million Americans.
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Laura Segall
the Gazette
Donna Benson
Cedar Rapids
Irish Express
Sixth Street
September Reinert
Marion
Jean Hlavacek
Rick
Britain
Ireland
Dublin City
Maureen Butteris
Sunrise Beach
Mary
Trish
Keith Shoesmith
Walker
Juanita Brown
Betty Cr
National Retail Federation
St Patrick's Day Parade Winners and Green Fashion
The article notes parade winners and local costumes, mentioning participants like Larry Spike Davis 69 who dye beards and wear parade marshal coats in a leprechaun style. Loretta appears nearby in the scene as preparations unfold.
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National Geographic News
Bridget Haggerty
Larry
Spike” Davis
Downtown Cedar Rapids office market seeks revival
The 2005 Commercial Real Estate Report from NAI Iowa Realty records a 22.2 percent downtown Cedar Rapids office vacancy at end 2004 up from 20.3 in 2004 and 19.8 in 2003. Scott Byers urges action, calling downtown vitality key to business location decisions, while Scott Olson notes a slight rebound as vacancy drops from 271000 to 264000 square feet.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
NAI
Iowa Realty
Cation
Scott Olson
Skogman Realty
Skogman
Doug Laird
Lab break in at UI labs causes millions in damage
Nov 14 break in at Seashore Hall and Spence Laboratories leads to about 450000 in damage and a month of research setback. Repairs total 275000, cleanup 150000, and security costs 25000. FBI releases a composite sketch of a potential female suspect in her teens to early 20s.
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Ine Uazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa Laboratories
Gregg Oden
Seashore Hall
Spence Laboratories
University
The
Animal Liberation Front
Tinker Bell
FBI
Chuck Green
US Police Department
Green
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