Union workers snub Xavier High site amid contract holdout
Bricklayers Local 3 president says Xavier High School site in Cedar Rapids saw no work by unionists on Friday in apparent sympathy with strikers. The three year contract with masonry contractors expired Thursday. some firms signed an interim pact while talks resume Monday.
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Xavier High School
Cedar Rapids
Bricklayers Local 3
Henry Klosterman
Local 3
Klosterman
Xavier
Gas line odor prompts Rockwell Collins evacuation
A leaking natural gas line outside Building 110 at 400 Collins Rd NE caused an odor that led to the evacuation of about 100 Rockwell Collins workers for three hours. MidAmerican Energy crews found and repaired the leaks Thursday night as firefighters inspected three buildings after an employee reported the odor.
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Rockwell Collins
Cindy Dietz
MidAmerican Energy
400
Collins Rd. NE
Dubuque Man Killed In Motorcycle Van Crash
Police identify 32 year old Gene Herbst of Dubuque as the motorcyclist killed when his bike hit a van on Kerper Street near Hamilton. He died at Mercy Health Center after ambulance transport. both drivers faced limited visibility from stopped semi trailers at the intersection.
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Dubuque
Gene Herbst
Mercy Health Center
Fire Department
Kerper
Herbst
William Fitch
Fitch
Hamilton Street
Hamilton
Shepardson named acting dean at Iowa College of Education
Richard Shepardson will become acting dean when Steven Yussen steps down in September. Shepardson, associate dean for student services and professor of curriculum and instruction, joined the University of Iowa faculty in 1972. Yussen leaves to become dean of the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development.
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Richard Shepardson
University of Iowa College of Education
Steven Yussen
Shepardson
U of I
Yussen
University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development
City Public Art Committee Eyes Pedestrian Mall Project
The new Public Art Committee plans its first project at the Pedestrian Mall with a meeting monday alongside the downtown streetscape consultant. The panel, formed by City Council last year, has a 100000 dollar annual budget to acquire or commission works for public spaces near the Dubuque Street entrance. Karin Franklin says no theme or mode of procurement has been decided yet.
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Karin Franklin
Dubuque Street
Ex-politician Joe Rinas gets five-year deferred judgment
Former Linn County supervisor and state legislator Joe Rinas, 51, Cedar Rapids, was granted a five-year deferred judgment on second-degree theft and placed on probation. He must perform 200 hours of community service, undergo counseling, and pay $6,348 restitution to Glenbrook Centre apartments. If completed, the charge is expunged and he faces no prison term.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Linn County
Joe Rinas
Rinas
van Zimmer
Zimmer
Glenbrook Centre Apartments
Tion. Rinas
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
Gateways program at McKinley Middle earns high praise
Cedar Rapids teachers and parents say the Gateways alternative program for 60 seventh and eighth graders improves attendance grades and attitude. Students gain social and life skills through hands on themes like basketball or autos while three hours of small group work each afternoon strengthen teacher student bonds.
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Gazette
McKinley Middle School
Gateways
Jennifer Boots
Tracey Jackson
Tracey
Kristen Rickey
Cedar Rapids
al McKinley
Patty Porter
Audra Spies
David Brown
Cedar River
Rickey
Miracle Cat Smokey Recovers After House Fire
Smokey the two year old cat rescued from a house fire on April 20 in Cedar Rapids is recovering from a bladder infection and blindness. Firefighter Tom Mackey revived the cat with massage and oxygen while veterinarians say carbon monoxide poisoning may have contributed to the temporary blindness. Marlene and Mark Riley, who rent the home, are staying with friends and cannot return for three months. A Riley Fire Fund has been established at Norwest Bank in Cedar Rapids for donations.
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Smokey
Marlene Riley
Tom Mackey
Marlene
Riley
Norwest Bank
Cedar Rapids
Viagra buyers not too bashful in open market
Pharmacists report steady Viagra sales with older men as the primary customers. At Sample Pharmacy and Drug Town, both female and male pharmacists say buyers are mostly unashamed, asking questions and filling 100 mg prescriptions. Prices run about 7.88 to 9.40 per tablet with insurers typically covering the cost.
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Chris Flesner
Flesner
Johnson Ave. NW
Ray Heng
32Nd St. NE
Heng
Tasha Miller
Drug Town
Blairs Ferry Rd
Miller
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