Hawkeyes Win With Mattiace Leadoff
Senior infielder sparks US baseball team as Ian Mattiace leads from leadoff for the Hawkeyes in recent games. Oliver North tells Cedar Rapids audience Bill Salter is the right man to unseat Sen. Harkin. Mushroom hunters persevere in damp day.
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Come hungry to Italian Night at Mount Vernon's Red Brick Tea Room
Italian Night at Mount Vernon venue Red Brick Tea Room invites diners to enjoy a savory showcase. Event blends Italian classics with ambient dining in a cozy historic setting.
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Iowa lawmakers eye second special session over shortfall
Iowa state agency directors are urged to seek more savings before June 30 as tax collections trail estimates by about 30 million. Governor Vilsack and leaders foresee a June special session to address a potential 65 million refund shortfall, with discussions on using surplus funds from the economic emergency fund.
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18 nabbed in drug sweep in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police and federal agents arrested 18 people on drug charges in Operation New Broom, with eight more sought. The sweep targeted area drug dealing while prosecutors seek to seize 1503 Third Ave. SE from owner Brett Waterbury. Witnesses Sam and Corinna Guy, a truck-driving couple, welcomed the crackdown. Police also searched an apartment building at 1503 Third Ave SE on April 13 for a suspected gunman.
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State management chief outlines cutback options
Cynthia Eisenhauer, head of the state Department of Management, on Thursday proposed cuts departments could make including accelerating layoffs renegotiating contracts delaying or terminating service agreements delaying merit pay increases for non contract state employees and shifting some staff activities to non general fund purposes in May and June where possible.
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Powell backs international push for Middle East peace talk
Powell announces an international conference planned for early summer to advance Palestinian statehood goals. He says the gathering will address security economic reform humanitarian issues and steps toward a political path to statehood. Bush calls for a democratic state not founded on terror or corruption and urges Israel to ease Palestinian travel restrictions.
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Man pleads guilty in child adult material case
Keith Fields 22 pleads guilty to federal charges of selling child adult material over the Internet. He faced up to 15 years and 250000 fine with a court hearing to determine sentence. The case involves lolitagirls dot com showing minors in explicit images from 2001 to 2024, with a plea to a high end guideline sentence.
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House approves farm bill amid Iowa political split
The House passed a new farm bill 280 to 141 despite a split in Iowa’s delegation. Senator Tom Harkin backed the bill, while Rep. Greg Ganske opposed it, criticizing subsidy limits and Grassley’s meatpacker restriction. The measure awaits Senate action and Bush’s signature.
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