Courts ruling gives flood lawsuit another shot
A three judge panel of the 8th U S Circuit revived a Cedar Rapids flood case that argues railroads helped cause the 2008 flood by stabilizing bridges with ballast filled cars. The order resend the action to Linn County state court with five named victims and defendants Cedar Rapids Iowa City Railway Alliant Energy and Union Pacific. Local attorney Sam Sheronick leads the plaintiffs and vows to present the truth at trial.
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Cedar
Federal District Court
Linn County
Sam Sheronick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Railway Co
Alliant Energy
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Ryan Stensland
Alliant
Sheronick
Mark Griffioen
Mike Ludvicek
Joyce Ludvicek
Sandra Skelton
Brian Vanous
Cedar River
U.S. District Court
Edward McManus
The
Surface Transportation Board
The Gazette Contact and Subscription Rates
The Gazette publishes daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa with delivery options including 7-day service. Rates are 7 per week 364 per year for local and 468 per year for out-of-state. Postmaster address changes to Gazette Co Inc P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. General number (319) 398 8211.
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Second Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
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Gazette Company
Gazette Co. Inc
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Paint Creek Valley Addition expands Yellow River State Forest
The Paint Creek Valley Addition adds 368 acres to Yellow River State Forest near Harpers Ferry, home to cerulean warbler habitat and a 2.1 mile Big Paint Creek trout stream. Joe McGovern of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and partners raised 1.5 million dollars with support from DNR Audubon Trout Unlimited and others.
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Harpers Ferry
Jon Stravers
Paint Creek Valley
Yellow River State Forest
Iowa
Stravers
Paint Creek
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Tage Foundation
McGovern
Foundation
Department of Natural Resources
The
Audubon Society
Trout Unlimited
Tom Murray
Iowa Audubon
Doug Hart
DNR
Chuck Gipp
Orlan
the Gazette
Joe McGovern
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Big Paint Creek
McGregor
C R high schools top list for AP tests
A Wednesday Gazette correction notes Linn-Mar Clear Creek Amana and Mid Prairie high schools were omitted from a list of top AP test participants due to reporter error. The newspaper invites reader feedback on accuracy fairness and completeness and provides contact numbers.
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C.R. High
Linn-Mar
Clear Creek-Amana
Mid-Prairie
the Gazette
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Ellis Boat Harbor
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Love
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Arenson & Maas, PLC
Second Street
Arensonlaw.com
Rebecca Feiereisen, Esq
AIRFX
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