Roosevelt faces $600000 stair upgrade at Convention Complex
Cedar Rapids council debates a $600000 expense for new stairs at The Roosevelt apartments to provide a second exit. Critics say the $12 million renovation did not fix the building’s eyesore rear side facing Interstate 380 and the future convention center. Sherman Associates faces questions about funding and long term solutions as the block undergoes redevelopment.
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Ine Garette
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Apartments
Chuck Swore
Sherman Associates Inc
Minneapolis
Sherman
Roosevelt
Swore
Sherman Associates
Monica Vernon
Jeff Pomeranz
Pomeranz
Jackie Nickolaus
Urbandale
Hawkeyes Illness Root-Cause Review Presented
University of Iowa President Sally Mason will present findings from a state investigation into the January illness of 13 Hawkeye football players hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis. The 90 day report was added to the Board of Regents Ames meeting agenda before a closed session.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Sally Mason
Hawkeye
State Board of Regents
Iowa State University
Ames
Mason
Robbery suspect faces probation revocation in Iowa
Cedar Rapids man Jesse Alford, 23, faces probation revocation after a new felony charge. He received three years probation for a 2009 Linn County Bank robbery in Marion under a deferred sentence. Alford is charged with first degree burglary for allegedly breaking into Delorean Ballinger's home on February 15 and assaulting her. he pleaded not guilty and a revocation hearing is pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse Alford
Linn County State Bank
Marion
Delorean Ballinger
18Th St. NE
Ballinger
Alford
C R man's sex abuse trial moved to April 27
Trenton D. Boleyn 30 of Cedar Rapids had his sexual abuse trial rescheduled to April 27 in Fayette County District Court. Charged with second degree sexual abuse, he pleaded not guilty after arrest June 19 in Cabarrus County North Carolina on two Fayette County warrants. The abusive acts allegedly occurred with a 4 year old girl between November 2007 and April 2009.
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West Union
Trenton D. Boleyn
Cedar Rapids
Fayette County
Boleyn
Cabarrus County
N.C
Iowa City school board thwarted on public input sign ban
The Iowa City school board rejected a measure to bar signs and multimedia input at meetings by a 3 3 vote with Mike Cooper absent. Proponents said readies for free speech. opponents argued signs disrupt proceedings and urged using forums, e mails, or notes instead.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa City School Board
Mike Cooper
Michael Shaw
Tayet Doran
Sarah Swisher
Restric
Doran
Swisher
State Board of Regents
Phil Hemingway
City High
Hemingway
Toni Cilek
Patti Fields
Gayle Klouda
Klonda
Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt School
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Iowa City Council
Cedar Rapids
Same-sex marriage advocates push talk as key strategy
Cedar Rapids activists say sharing personal stories breaks opponents' rhetoric and broadens support for same-sex marriage. Onelowa and One Iowa aim to engage conservatives and religious groups, arguing civil rights and limited government protect individual rights.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kate Varnum
Varnum
Iowa Supreme Court
Onelowa
Troy Price
Trish Varnum
Tom Capo
Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist
Capo
Iowa Inter-Faith Alliance
Price
Jeff Angelo
Creston
Iowa Senate
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