Parents protest ganglike threats to Cedar Rapids youths
West side Cedar Rapids parents plan to push Governor Branstad for action after threats and assaults at Taft Middle School and at home. Cliff McDonald says death threats target his son Matt. police say they can do little. The family seeks safety amid a yearlong Campaign for the Family forum at the National Czech & Slovak Museum.
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Dale Kueter
Cedar Rapids
Terry Branstad
Cliff McDonald
Matt
Branstad
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Statehouse
Iowa
Joy Corning
McDonald
Orchard Drive
Taft Middle School
Debra McDonald
McDonalds
Linn-Mar balks at Pacha budget plan and transfers
Linn-Mar school board President Craig Eilbert directed Superintendent Joe Pacha to review budget recommendations with the Linn-Mar Education Association and staff. The board also declined formal approval to move Dale Monroe from associate superintendent for curriculum to high school principal.
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Linn
Mar
Pacha
Rnews
Apurue
Linn-Mar
Craig Eilbert
Joe Pacha
Linn-Mar Education Association
Eilbert
Gazette
LMEA
Dale Monroe
Jim Green
Melody Bildstein
Paul Shanley
Supreme Court Voids Colorado Anti Gay Law
The U S Supreme Court ruled 6 3 that disfavor toward gays cannot justify official discrimination and struck down Colorado’s 1992 amendment allowing employers and landlords to exclude gays. The decision signals broader impact on civil rights and may affect debates on same sex marriage military service and school policy. Justice Kennedy led the majority with Justices Stevens O Connor Souter Ginsburg and Breyer in agreement.
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Los Angeles Times and Gazette
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Colorado
U.S
Supreme Court
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Kathleen Sullivan
Defense Department
Anthony Kennedy
John Paul Stevens
Sandra Day O’connor
David Souter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Antonin Scalia
Scalia
Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
John Parker ousted as Miss Marquette riverboat boss
Parker confirmed a friendly takeover by Sodak Gaming of Rapid City which will assume full operation of the Miss Marquette riverboat casino in Marquette pending Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approval. Sodak will buy Gamblers Supply and operate the boat while phasing out managers at Mesk Waki Bingo and Casino in Tama.
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John Parker
Miss Marquette
Rita Seymour
Iowa
Marquette
Parker
Sioux Falls
8.D
Sodak Gaming
Rapid City
S.D
Iowa Racing
Bluffs Run
Council Bluffs
Parker's
Sodak
Gamblers Supply Company
Gamblers Supply
Tama
Marshalltown
The
Rapids riverboat casino referendum seeks 6300 signatures
About 6 300 signatures are needed from Linn County voters to trigger a referendum on the proposed riverboat casino in Rapids. Details on 1B. The pact allowing Iraq to sell oil for food and medicine should ease civilian suffering. Details on 3A. Farmers refuse to deliver corn to grain elevators due to low contract prices. Details on 9B.
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Linn County
Rapids
Iraq
Linn County building director retires after long tenure
Bob Johnson, longtime Linn County building director, retires after years of enforcing code and earning both respect and enemies. The Ramblin column on page 1B notes his departure and career highlights.
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Linn County Building Director
Bob Johnson
Heat from hot peppers relieves post-surgery pain in study
A Mayo Clinic study finds capsaicin ointment reduced scar pain in 99 patients with long lasting post-surgical discomfort. The cream caused redness and burning but no major side effects and costs about 16 dollars for a month supply.
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Philadelphia
Charles Loprinzi
Medical Oncology
Mayo Clinic
American Society For Clinical Oncology
Great Horned Owlet Hops Before Flying Near Fayette
A young great horned owl peeks from a pine thicket south of Fayette. Owl fledglings jump from nests before flight and move by walking and hopping while parents feed them until they can fly.
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Fayette
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