Cedar Rapids selects Greg Graham as police chief
City Council unanimously backs Greg Graham deputy police chief of Ocala Florida as Cedar Rapids new chief. Graham 46 will start June 1 earning 122907 annually. council discusses pay versus retiring chief and potential privatization of parking operations with concerns over job losses.
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Jim Prosser
Greg Graham
Ocala
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Graham
Steve O’konek
Bernie Walther
Mike Klappholz
Justin Shields
Shields
Hawkeye Labor Council
Council members hold Saturday constituent meetings
District 1 council member Kris Gulick and District 2 council member Monica Vernon plan Saturday morning constituent meetings in their districts. Vernon speaks on complete streets at 9 a.m. at St Matthew’s Catholic Church, 2310 First Ave NE. Gulick starts at 10:30 a.m. at the parks golf office, 3601 42nd St NE.
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Kris Gulick
Monica Vernon
Vernon
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
First Ave
Gulick
parks/golf
42Nd St. NE
Corridor to Start Traffic Volume Counting in Cedar Rapids
The Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization hires Quality Counts LLC of Portland to place black hoses on roads at several hundred sites for three months. Data will inform congestion management air quality rehabilitation and safety planning for local agencies.
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The
Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization
Quality Counts LLC
Portland
Ore
Cedar Rapids
Washington fundraiser benefits arts tonight at Washington High
The Frankfurter Festival annual Washington High School Parents for the Performing Arts spring fundraiser runs 5 to 8 30 p m in the school courtyard at 2205 Forest Dr SE. Performing arts groups will perform. event is free with food for sale.
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Washington High School
Forest Dr
Postville raid survivor fears retribution by employers
An Agriprocessors worker returned to Postville after the Monday raid amid fear for her husband possibly deported. She asked to remain unnamed and wears an ankle monitor while caring for two children. She and husband came from Guatemala three years ago to seek a better life. Community leaders organized a news conference at St. Bridget’s to address the broader impact on the town’s workers and families.
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Janell News
Postville
Agriprocessors
Guatemala
St. Bridget’s
St. Bridget’s Catholic Parish
Pierce loses bid to modify probation in Iowa case
The Iowa Court of Appeals denied Pierre Pierce’s request to travel for pro basketball and discharge from the sex offender treatment, citing unmet probation purposes and unpaid fines. Pierce, 24, owes over $5,500 in fines to victims programs and other dues from a 2005 burglary and assault case. He served 11 months in custody after the incident at a West Des Moines townhouse.
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Scott Dochterman
The
Gazette
Iowa Court of Appeals
Pierre Pierce
University of Iowa
Pierce
Cedar Rapids Council Chooses Sasaki for Riverfront Plan
Cedar Rapids backs Sasaki Associates Inc of Watertown Massachusetts as the preferred finalist to develop a riverfront master plan with a $150000 contract. Close Landscape Architecture of Minneapolis was the other finalist, praised for past work in the region.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Pat Shey
Shey
Council
Sasaki Associates Inc
Watertown
Mass
Beijing
Close Landscape Architecture
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Dubuque
Des Moines
Sasaki Associates
Sasaki
Postville raid exposes gaps in immigration and meat industry oversight
In Postville, federal immigration officers detained 390 Agriprocessors workers after a dramatic raid. The author criticizes congressional inaction, links campaign money to industry influence, and calls for accountability, noting the town bears the impact while leaders offer rhetoric rather than solutions.
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Mary McCauley
McCauley
Iowa
Rubashkin
Postville
Agriprocessors
Justice
Big Ag
Congress
Washington
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Cattle Congress Fairgrounds
Todd Dorman
Todd
Dorman
Gazcomm.com
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