Marion woman decorates car with six hundred toys
Amanda Frost of Marion glued about 600 plastic toys to her 1990 car and plans more. Peggy Whitson formerly of Mount Ayr will soon fly to space and join the space station. Cedar Rapids Kennedy Jefferson Xavier Mount Vernon win in first round of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament. Intermec Technologies tests a handheld color display computer with faster processing.
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Coralville Lake Visitor Water Safety Talk by Terry Eschner
Terry Eschner hosts a water safety session at Coralville Lake with her puppet friends guiding visitors through safe swimming and boating practices. The engaging program shares tips on life jackets, supervision, and recognizing hazards for families and outdoors enthusiasts.
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Coralville Lake
Terry Eschner
Obesity threatens aging Iowans and rising chronic disease
AARP study shows 60 percent of Iowans were overweight in 2000, up 23.7 percent since 1990, placing Iowa seventh in the nation. The report flags cardiovascular disease, cancer, pulmonary disease and diabetes as major killers, with 73 percent of deaths linked to these causes.
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U.S. States
Vandals Extend School Year in Montezuma
Early morning vandalism forced Montezuma officials to cancel classes, delaying the end of the school year from Wednesday to Thursday. Windows doors and a computer in the high school principal's office were damaged tires on Principal Ken Williams’s car were flattened. Deputies have interviewed students but no thefts were reported and classes were to resume the next day.
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Gazette Montezuma
Pat Raynor
Ken Williams
Williams
Lawrence McNaul
Poweshiek County
MecNaul
Bill Cox
Cox
Buzz Orr
the Gazette
Ron VanAlst
Oskaloosa
Montezuma High School
Montezuma
Montezuma Community Schools
Ron
Oskaloosa Glass & Millwork Inc
Salier Eyes Senate Run In Iowa Primary Challenge
The Nora Springs farmer and 33 year old Republican candidate Bill Salier campaigns on an anti Washington, pro confidence message. He aims to derail Democrat Tom Harkin in the June 4 primary by defeating Greg Ganske in a crowded GOP field.
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the Gazette
Bill Salier
Government
Nora Springs Farmer
U.S. Senate
Washington
U.S
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Des Moines
Salier Lauds Support in Iowa Primary Campaign
Bill Salier, better funded and known than Ganske, says the race is a dead heat with many voters undecided. He predicts undecideds will favor his message as they pay attention, while traveling around central Iowa in a donor loaned RV during the final month of the primary campaign.
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Ganske
Salier
Iowa
Harkin
Bluestem studies local landfill save of 57 million
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency officials estimate a Linn County landfill would save about 57.54 million over 40 years versus building a transfer station and shipping waste to Illinois. Annualized, the saving runs about 1.44 million, based on current costs and bids. Residents near Viola oppose the site.
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Linn County
Bluestein
Viola
Bradbury
University Hospitals to cut 117 full-time jobs in Iowa City
University Hospitals will eliminate 117 full‑time positions from its 7,200‑employee staff next fiscal year to reduce costs. Cuts target non patient care areas such as administrative support while 28 staffers are notified and three have hours reduced. The impact on the 2003 budget remains undetermined, with potential annual savings estimated up to 5.3 million dollars.
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Iowa City University Hospitals
Doug True
University of Iowa
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