Iowa Professor Joins National Genome Council
Mary Hendrix of the University of Iowa anatomy and cell biology department was named to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. Secretary Tommy Thompson invited her to serve. term runs from now until September 2006, advising DHHS NIH and NHGRI on genome research.
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Mary Hendrix
University of Iowa
National Advisory Council For Human Genome Research
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
The
National Human Genome Research Institute
Tommy Thompson
Health and Human Services
Hendrix
Wyse to plead guilty to meth making charges
Iowa City man Donovan Wyse 33 agrees to plead guilty to manufacturing meth under 5 grams and possession of precursors with intent. One meth possession charge will be dismissed. Wyse faces 10 years with prosecutors seeking a further five years on the precursors count, possibly concurrent. A sentencing date is pending. Authorities found a meth lab at 2017 Keokuk Street after neighbor complaints.
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Donovan Wyse
Iowa City
David Tiffany
Wyse
Keokuk St
Cedar Rapids Mayor Steps Toward National Building Sciences Board
Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate, 45, appears virtually assured of Senate confirmation to a three year term on the National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors. He is among five nominees discussed by the Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee with no vote taken, and a swift Senate vote anticipated. Pate owns Pate Asphalt PM Systems Corp and met with Senators Grassley and Harkin before returning to Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Senate
Pate
National Institute of Building Sciences
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Richard Shelby
Ala
Swift Senate
Pate Asphalt
PM Systems Corp
Chuck Grassley
R-Iowa
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Rogue telemarketer targets Iowa officers in scam pitch
Linn County officials say a rogue telemarketer is soliciting funds claiming to buy bulletproof vests for officers. ADSA president Michael Croft warns the fundraiser may misrepresent where donated money goes and urges asking questions and getting written information. The scam spans multiple states including Iowa as investigators seek to identify the caller.
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Dick Hogan
the Gazette
Linn County
Karl Kolz
Iowa
Kolz
Michael Croft
American Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
Adsa Inc
Alcorn County
Croft
Old Captiol Bell Tower Restored At University Of Iowa
The University of Iowa unveiled Old Capitol’s rebuilt bell tower and cupola after the 2001 fire. US President David Shorton accepted flags, and a Knutson Construction worker rang the new bell more than 10 times. Completion eyed for fall 2004 with scaffolding removal imminent.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
David Shorton
U.S
Iowa
American Legion
Skorton
Knutson Construction Service
Shalla Wilson
Old Capitol
Ann Smothers
Gary Nagle
Wuzz Orr
the Gazette
Knutson Construction
Jim Mott
Shellsburg
Matt Bulkeley
United States
Indoor go kart track proposal gains city support in Cedar Rapids
Kart Ventures led by Dave Merrill and Ed LaPointe seeks 37,000 square feet at 240 33rd Ave SW for an indoor electric go kart track. The plan hinges on a zoning change to permit indoor tracks as a standard use, moving from conditional to permitted, with opening planned for late August and eight karts per race at about $14 for eight minutes.
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Ihe Gazette
Cedar Rapids
33Rd Avenue
Mount Vernon
City Planning Commission
18Th Street
Dave Merrill
Ed LaPointe
Kart Ventures
Scott Olson
Skogman Commercial Real Estate Services
33Rd Ave
van Meter Industrial Inc
van Meter
Merrill
Two WWII WAVES reunite after six decades in Iowa and Concord
Lenora Watson of Cedar Rapids now 81 and Ollie Lawrence of Concord, Mass. 91, met at WAVES boot camp in New York in 1942 and stayed connected through memories of Pearl Harbor, Long Island hospital duty, and Hawaiian luaus. Their bond reflects 84,000 women who served in WAVES.
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Edar Rapids
Lenora Watson
Cedar Rapids
Ollie Lawrence
Concord
Mass
Glish
Frank Jelinek
Ollie
Gilbert
Army Air Corps
Merchant Marines
Hunter College
New York City
Lenora
St. Albans Hospital
Long Island
U.S
New York Harbor
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Waves Medical Corps
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U.S. Building Group
C.R
E. Iowa
Boone County
ADSA
Telemarket
Tom Owen
Ramblin
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