DNA budget cuts threaten park museum closure at Backbone State Park
A $500000 shortfall in the Department of Natural Resources budget may force the closing of the Civilian Conservation Corps Museum at Backbone State Park. Other items note Inner City 100 winners GreatAmerica Leasing and a new basketball coach hire at Iowa City High. Local option tax decision deadlines in Linn County are reported.
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Hunger in Eastern Iowa Affects Working Poor
Many in Eastern Iowa struggle to make ends meet as working poor. Iowans respond with generous donations of food money and time to help those in need across the region.
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Stocking the shelves through community donations
In Marion, a First Presbyterian Church food pantry relies on 10 area churches and Temple Judah Cedar Rapids to stock shelves serving about 150 families monthly. The pantry, started in 1982 after Rockwell Collins layoffs, is supported by churches, schools, Scouts and other groups.
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Margaret Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
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Tom Fruehling
Sue Davis
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Marion
Temple Judah
Rockwell) Collins
Harold Nielsen
Scouts
Job drops drive fear of recession in April
The unemployment rate rose to 4.5 percent in April as firms cut the most jobs in a decade. The Labor Department report dims first quarter growth, with White House officials warning that consumer spending could falter and push the economy toward recession. Economist Joel Naroff calls the outlook ugly amid layoffs.
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Bombing survivor opposes death penalty in McVeigh case
Steve Pruitt, a GAO auditor injured in the Oklahoma City bombing, says the death penalty fuels revenge and harms society. He forgives bomber Timothy McVeigh and argues for due process, noting McVeigh received a trial while he did not. He warns against martyrdom and urges ending capital punishment.
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Gazette
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Oklahoma City
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Iowa lawmakers edge toward adjournment amid budget talks
GOP leaders expect to finish work by Tuesday or Wednesday on a 2002 spending plan. The House blocked tapping 235 million in emergency reserves as Democrats urged higher funding for education. A new crime lab startup financing is planned, though total funding may fall short of 61 million for the project.
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