Open houses highlight student built homes in district display
Wes Waters of Marion High School helps at two homes built this school year by students from Marion Linn- Mar and Cedar Rapids districts. Open houses to feature the projects run this weekend and next with details on 1B. Joe Corbin’s death last June leaves a lasting charitable legacy through Cedar River Paper Co. scholarship funds aiding local children. Unemployment in Linn and Johnson counties fell but remain above last year. Also, a wide open Class 1A girls track title race opens in Des Moines. Cedar Rapids angler Dave Nichols and partner have a tough weekend at a walleye tourney but hope to qualify for the fall championship. Outdoor notes on 60 window boxes and Martha Stewart container advice in classified.
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Fragmented Local Newspaper Index Items
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Budget deal eyed to cover Iowa shortfall in 2002
Gov. Tom Vilsack and GOP leaders say they reached a mixed funding plan to cover a $219 million shortfall with $105 million in emergency funds, shifted balances, and reserves, as a May special session looms for fiscal 2003. A second session may follow to address revenue gaps through June 2003.
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Old Cap restoration plan approved for Iowa City dome
The State Board of Regents authorized the University of Iowa to spend 4.5 million dollars on phase one of restoring Old Capitol after a November fire. Work targets the dome, cupola, and roof, replacing with a metal roof at about 285 thousand dollars. Insurance and donations will cover most Phase 1 costs. contractors involved face a 2 million deductible reimbursement.
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Marion man receives new heart device at Mercy Medical Center
Loras Greif, 64, joined the first recipients of Guidant Corp.'s cardiac resynchronization defibrillator, a device pairing a pacemaker with a defibrillator to prevent sudden death. The procedure, by Dr Kamran Toluie, followed FDA approval on May 3 and marked the likely first implantation in an Iowa hospital.
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Radon risks rise say Iowa researchers
A University of Iowa College of Public Health study warns radon exposure in homes may be more hazardous than previously thought. The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study, published in 2000, suggests assessment models underestimated the dangers of this colorless odorless gas.
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Dems press White House over 9 11 warnings
Democrats in Congress press for answers as the White House defends Bush over pre 9 11 intelligence warnings. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice says a briefing noted bin Laden’s al Qaeda and hijacking in a traditional sense, not self sacrifice, amid looming hearings.
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