Father describes son Ryan Washburn’s fatal police shooting
Noel Washburn of Cedar Rapids recounts changes in his son Ryan over eight months. At a 30 minute Cedar Rapids TV news conference, Noel, 41, said Ryan, a religious boy, lost his Christian faith after a mission trip to Mexico. The family described growing fear and sorrow following the bank robbery linked incident.
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Adam Lowenstein
Gazette
Ryan Washburn
Ryan
Noel
Noel Washburn
Cedar Rapids
Kgan-Tv
Channel 2
Washburn
Christ
Drew
Cease-fire ends siege in Texas
Texas separatists surrendered their hideout in the Davis Mountains after signing a cease-fire document with the Texas Rangers at 2 15 pm. By 4 pm they left their embassy mobile home, abandoning weapons and ammo, while two followers fled into the woods and explosives teams were to search the area.
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Fort Davis
Texas
Richard McLaren
Republic of Texas Secessionist
Texas Rangers
McLaren
Davis Mountains
Texas Department of Public Safety
Mike Cox
Cox
Evelyn
Krug Family Faces Choices in Snowy Iowa Day
Linda Krug, her daughters Meredyth and Kate, discuss options for a quiet Saturday in Cedar Rapids as Ed travels for work and a call from Holt Agency hints at a new daughter joining the family. The scene centers on daily routines, blessings at lunch, and anticipation of future events.
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Elizabeth Kutter
Linda Krug
Meredyth
Linda
Omaha
Neb
Lord Jesus
Krugs
Cedar Rapids
Kate
Holt Agency
Dead ringers in telemarketing probes abandoned calls
University of Iowa marketing professor Tom Gruca weighs in on abandoned calls caused by predictive dialing systems. APAC TeleServices managers Dan McKirgan and Greg Best say the practice, known as abandonment, leaves a dead line when no operator is available to answer.
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Gruca
University of Iowa
Grace
Dan McKirgan
Greg Best
Apac TeleServices
Cedar Rapids
McKirgan
Best
Deadline calls and the rise of telemarketing abandonment
Telemarketers use predictive dialers that exceed available agents causing dead air and hang ups. Officials note inquiries rise but take no action while critics like Robert Bulmash push reform. Experts say some marketers act responsibly, others push pace with legal but unregulated tactics.
Teacher resigns after taping students to desk and wall
Jacksonville authorities say William Holland a 38 year old former Mayport Middle School teacher resigned April 25 after an investigation found he used masking tape on two sixth graders March 19 for misbehavior. Parents filed a police complaint but no charges were filed.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William Holland
Mayport Middle School
Holland
Alvin White
Bill Reynolds
Reynolds
Alex Morrison
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