Cedar Rapids riverboat casino plan eyed by investors
Two main investors, Joe Zwack and Don Iverson, plan a $50 million Cedar Rapids riverboat with three decks and capacity for at least 2000 passengers. Construction would total $50 million with 800 jobs and a $15 million payroll. lease payments and local taxes outlined as part of city county state revenue.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Joe Zwack
Don Iverson
Platteville, Wis
Envision
Zwack
Ron Myers
Wayne Myers
Tom Collins
Myerses
Ellis Landing
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Cedar River
J Avenue
Digital cell phones may affect heart pacemakers study finds
A large study with 975 patients found digital cellular phones interfered with pacemakers in more than half the tests. Interference was likeliest when a phone’s antenna sat over the device. analog phones caused far less interference. Medical experts advise keeping phones away from the chest and six inches from pacemakers.
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Hopson
Hayes
United States
Agile and ferocious new African dinosaur Deltadromeus agilis
Paleontologist Paul Sereno unveils Deltadromeus agilis meaning agile delta runner after fossils found in Morocco show a slender 25 foot predator with a nine foot stride. He also reports a near complete skull of Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, a 45 foot, seven ton carnivore with five inch teeth and a shark toothed Sahara origin.
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Washington
Paul Sereno
University of Chicago
Morocco
Sereno
C R woman enjoys going after gobblers
Christina Elwood Gehrke, an outdoorswoman, hunts turkeys and other fowl with her husband Brad. She loves being outdoors and wearing camouflage as she pursues wildlife. Details in Outdoor, 6C.
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Christina Elwood Gehrke
Brad
Flooding Shuts Down Highways in Washington and Louisa
Rivers overflowed in Washington and Louisa counties forcing road closures. Details appear on page 1B.
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Washington
Louisa Counties
Eight tribute planned for Ushers Ferry Engine Show dead
Eight longtime Antique Engine Show fixtures were killed in a December 9 highway crash. The community will remember them this weekend with details on 8B.
Navy Chief Jeremy Boorda Ends Life Amid Pin Controversy
Admiral Jeremy Boorda, 56, the U.S. Navy’s top officer, shot himself outside his Washington Navy Yard home after leaving notes to family and sailors about a disputed display of two bronze V pins. Clinton voiced shock as officials noted Boorda ceased wearing the pins following a Freedom of Information Act inquiry.
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Washington Post
Washington
Jeremy Boorda
U.S. Navy
Boorda
Naval Operations
Washington Navy Yard
Pentagon
Newsweek Magazine
Navy
Clinton
Kendell Pease
Newsweek
Pease
Branstad signs bill to raise rural speed limits
Iowa Governor Branstad signed a measure to raise rural expressway limits, but DOT says signs may stay at 55 mph until May. Officials will study traffic flow and crash data on Highways 30 13 218 and 20 before changing limits while safety concerns persist.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Terry Branstad
Ian MacGillivray
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
DOT
MacGillivray
IDOT
Iowa House
Senate
Branstad
Speed limit hikes on Iowa expressways to 65 mph
The Iowa Department of Transportation raises speed limits from 55 to 65 mph on four lane expressways across Eastern Iowa. Routes include Iowa 13 from south of Central City to Marion, U.S. 151 from Marion to east of Springville, U.S. 30 from Iowa 201 in Benton County to east of the Iowa 13 interchange in Linn County and De Witt to Clinton, U.S. 218 from near Riverside to Ainsworth, and U.S. 20 from the Iowa 38 interchange in Delaware County to near Dubuque. Continuous four lane corridors now permit higher speeds.
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