City reforms meeting set by Cedar Rapids group
A Cedar Rapids town meeting on city government reforms is scheduled for 7 tonight at Franklin Middle School. The Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters hosts the session to discuss the Efficiency and Reform Committee’s recommendations and answer questions submitted to The Gazette.
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Marion League of Women Voters
Franklin Middle School
20Th St
Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee
Gazette
League of Women Voters
Roosevelt Middle School
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cox Cable
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Collins Plaza Hotel
Hiawatha to flush water mains diagnostic schedule
Water mains on the east side of Interstate 380 will be flushed from 1 to 5 p.m. and on the west side from 7 to 9 p.m this month. The process aims to remove sediment and exercise fire hydrants and will keep water safe to drink though may discolor it. Residents should postpone laundering if red or discolored water is observed.
Randalia man pursues church in Privolnoe Russia gospel mission
Chip Popenhagen 38, of Randalia Iowa, plans to build a church in Privolnoe Russia and raise about 3000 dollars to buy Bibles for Gorba chev village residents. He recalls his 1991 Moscow Embassy years and witnessing Yeltsin’s stand during the coup as inspiration for his undercover missionary goals.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Bureau
Andalia
Chip Popenhagen
Popenhagen
Dale
Randalia
Privolnoe
Stravropol
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Zambia
Africa
Russia
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Moscow
KGB
Copenhagen
Soviet Union
Boris Yeltsin
Sheriff fined for assault in Iowa case
Linn County Sheriff Dennis Blome was fined 65 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to assaulting Deputy William Elam. Judge John Sladek ruled no deferred judgment and sentence. a 50 dollar minimum fine, 30 percent surcharge, costs, and interest were imposed. Elam had pursued the incident from June 16, and Blome issued a written guilty plea via an Alford plea.
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Alford
Blome
Michael Newmeister
Elam
Mother's CPR saves 2-year-old in creek near Independence
Tamara McMurrin, a 29 year old former nurse's aide from Independence, resuscitated her 2 year old Charity after she slipped into a 2 foot creek. The child was found blue but survived after CPR and rapid transport to People's Memorial Hospital. Charity was to be released.
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Doug Sr
Buchanan County Sheriffs Department
Charity
People’s Memorial
Corvette Rally Lets Blind Student Experience Dream Ride
Bryan McKillip 18, legally blind, travels with Cedar Rapids Corvette Club during the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School rallye. He navigates a Corvette on a 40 mile route while classmates cheer, trophies are awarded, and he dreams of driving one day.
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Iowa Braille and
Bryan McKillip
Bryan
Tipton
Muscatine
John Deere
John Bell
Cedar Rapids
Corvette Club
Vinton
Interstate 380
Highway 150
Kurt
Deere
Pat McGrath
Chevrolet
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