Cedar Rapids red light cameras target crashes not citations
Police and traffic engineers in Cedar Rapids studied crashes and intersection factors to locate red light cameras. They say data on right angle crashes and not citations guides placement to reduce crashes and injuries, with concerns about revenue framing if citations were used.
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Jeff Rausch
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Steve O’konek
Cedar Rapids
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First Avenue
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
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Wiley Boulevard
Mennonites labor to bury nine from KY family tragedy
In Marrowbone Kentucky three Mennonite men cut and assemble wooden coffins inside a vinyl siding shop for nine family members killed when a tractor trailer crossed into their van on I 65 en route to Kalona for a wedding. Names include Nathaniel Yoder and owners John and Sadie Esh.
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Marrowbone
Nathaniel Yoder
John
Sadie Esh
Kentucky
Kalona
Wood template for casket held for crash victims
David Hoover uses a wooden template to measure notches for a casket box in a shop. The item is associated with a fiery highway crash that killed 11 people. Hoover works on the box on a Saturday, reflecting on the tragedy and preparing one of the caskets.
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David Hoover
Marrowbone
Campaign trail heats as same sex marriage debate shifts
One year after the Iowa Supreme Court ruling legalizing same sex marriage the fight to overturn it moves onto the campaign trail. Party leaders say the 2010 election will focus on economy jobs education and health care. Campaign operatives view the issue as a potential race influence.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines Bureau
Iowa Supreme Court
Bryan English
Iowa Family Policy Center
Iowa Family Pac
Cedar Rapids couples wed amid gay rights momentum
Tony Browning and John Karn, both Cedar Rapids residents, married June 27 2009. Tony 53 says the ceremony inspired community involvement and One Iowa activism while John 63 calls marriage a public declaration of their relationship. Trish and Kate Varnum wed September 2009 with Trish 45 and Kate 36 noting validation and equality. Compiled by Trish Mehaffey.
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Tony Browning
John Karn
Cedar Rapids
Tony
Iowa
John
Trish
Kate Varnum
Kate
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