Malapropisms and memories from a Cedar Rapids column
The piece wittily explores malapropisms, Charlotte spirits, and local city pride. It recalls Charlotte as a growing NBA franchise city, Cedar Rapids bowling news, and readers' Model T anecdotes plus nostalgia for early automobiles and winter gardening.
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Charlotte
N.C
America
National Basketball Association
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Caspar the Friendly Ghost
North Carolina
Wandering garbage barge to return home to Islip
Islip Town Supervisor Frank Jones said a bargeload of rejected garbage can return to Islip landfill under a consent agreement. The Bahamas Mexico and Belize rejected the trash. barge owner pays 6000 dollars for each of 54 days.
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Holbrook
N.Y
Islip
Frank Jones
Jones
MacArthur Airport
Albany
Bahamas
Mexico
Belize
North Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Long Island City
Queens
Savannah
Kamasura 250 VRX promoter prompts warned scrutiny
Iowa officials warn Cedar Rapids consumers about a Telex Notification prize offer from Vacation Time promising a 1987 Pontiac Firebird or a Kamasura 250 VRX motorized bike. Experts call the device a bicycle with a motor, not a motorcycle, and advise careful review of the terms and delivery charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Better Business Bureau
Clive
Iowa
Richard Cleland
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Honda
Hall
Carroll Chase
Karl Moscrip
Hall Bicycle
Orient
Moscrip
Cleland
Pye
Teleconnect reports few hacker intrusions despite growing scams
Teleconnect officials say only a limited number of cases involve unauthorized long distance access codes. The company notes a recent case in Sioux City where a 21 year old man allegedly created a computer driven device to search and capture codes, while prior Iowa City and Des Moines actions illustrate ongoing but disputed legal outcomes.
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Corral
League of Women Voters
Kathy Deupree
Cedar Rapids
LWV
Kay Chapman
Iowa
Bob Rush
Teleconnect
New York Times
Gazette
Casey Mahon
Volves
Sioux City
Timothy Holmberg
Woodbury County
Holmberg
Iowa City
Mahon
Linn County
Des Moines
State sues IBP truck weight violator PBX over fines
Iowa Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Processed Beef Express Inc. of Dakota City Neb claiming 1054 truck violations in under two years and $59724 in fines. The suit seeks damages and an injunction while PBX disputes weight distribution issues and notes drivers bear fines. The case targets chronic offenders to push industry compliance.
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Ames
IBP
I Iowa
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Processed Beef Express Inc
Dakota City
Neb
Iowa
Miller
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
PBX
Hirschbach Motor Lines Inc
Sioux City
Rowley Interstate Transportation Company Inc
Dubuque
IDOT
Charles Krogmeier
IBX
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Red Sox
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Eastern
Nebraska
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Weight Jloss Clinic
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