Ticks on the rise prompt vigilance for disease risk
The Gazette reports 40 ticks removed by Curt Lange during a spring mushroom outing. Health officials warn campers to check for ticks. experts say numbers may be up though definitive trends are unclear. Lyme disease cases rose to 90 last year with seven Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases, the highest in three years.
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the Gazette
Curt Lange
Lange
Independence
Iowa
John Erceg
Linn County
Erceg
Lyric Bartholomay
Iowa State University
Bartholomay
ISU
Iowa Department of Public Health
Old Capitol Reopens After $9.35 Million Restoration
Iowa City visitors expect doubled attendance at Iowa’s first capitol after a long closure from a 2001 fire. Museum Director Pamela Trimpe notes normal annual attendance around 30,000 and predicts a strong summer surge as publicity draws trip bookings and local interest rises.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Old Capitol
Pamela Trimpe
Trimpe
Iowa
Cedar Rapids murders prompt cultural trust debate
In Cedar Rapids, the April 23 killings of 18 year olds Molly Edmondson and Katrina Hill, who knew their male suspect Kyle Marin, raise questions about trust in society. Psychologist Don Damsteegt notes changing norms since the 1950s while citing studies showing only about 40 percent of Americans believe the average person can be trusted.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Don Damsteegt
Mount Mercy College
Molly Edmondson
College Park Ct
Katrina Hill
Solon
Edmondson
Kyle Marin
Kirkwood Ct
Marin
Damsteegt
Old Capitol Museum Reopens With Morning Celebration
A reopening celebration begins at 9 30 a m with tours from 11 00 a m to 5 00 p m at the Old Capitol Museum. Musical performances run throughout the day starting in the morning and ending with the final act at 3 30 p m.
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Old Capitol Museum
Old Capitol
Old Capitol Museum Restores Hours After Reopening
After today’s reopening Old Capitol Museum will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday It is closed Mondays Christmas Day and New Year’s Day A narrated photo tour of Old Capitol’s history and a tour of its restoration are available at Gaz etteOnline.com For more information on today’s activities and Sunday visit the site.
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Brian Ray
the Gazette
Brandon Cochran
Des Moines
Old Capitol
Cochran
University of Iowa Museum Studies
Old Capitol Museum
GazetteOnline
City considers private waste transfer station plan
Cedar Rapids officials pause a long touted private transfer station proposal as council and waste officials plan a broad discussion. Promoter Scott Olson envisions converting construction and industrial waste to energy and reducing landfill usage while addressing potential effects on garbage fees recycling goals and land use.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Scott Olson
Olson
Jim Flitz
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