GOP rivals focus on Vilsack in health care debate
Three Republican candidates for Iowa governor pivoted from infighting to criticizing incumbent Tom Vilsack on health care and budget management. They argued tobacco settlement funds should support health programs, not balance the budget, and urged growth to expand jobs and coverage. The forum was in Waterloo, with another debate planned for Davenport.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Tom Vilsack
Cedar Valley Medical Specialists
Vilsack
Steve Sukup
Dougherty
Bob Vander Plaats
Sioux City
Iowa
Sukup
Vander Plaats Sees Campaign Edge as Primary Nears
Vander Plaats reports 192 596 in latest spending bringing total to 479 999. He notes 70 percent of about 1 200 donors gave 100 or less and says the campaign is poised to win on June 4. Opponent Vilsack trails with over 3 million raised and 1 711 921 cash on hand.
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Vilsack
Whitson Reflects On Russian Skills And Space Prep
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson discusses improving Russian for space work while planning experiments with soybeans and pine seedlings aboard a mission. A 1978 Mount Ayr High School graduate, she holds biology and chemistry degrees from Iowa Wesleyan College and a PhD from Rice, with selection into the astronaut program after years of effort.
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Mount Ayr High School
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
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Public defender named for Helder in pipe bomb case
Luke Helder 21 of Pine Island Minn faces charges for directing pipe bombs in mailboxes across five states. He will be represented by the federal public defender after an order by U.S. Magistrate John Jarvey. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane Kelly will continue handling the case in the Northern District of Iowa.
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Pine Island
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Amanda Frost crafts unique toy car art with glued-on figurines
Amanda Frost in Cedar Rapids decorates her car with hundreds of inexpensive toys from Goodwill using 100 percent silicon caulk. She has driven up to 85 mph with the toys intact, though some pieces fall off during washes or at drive-thrus. Theft of seven rubber duckies occurred on May 5 at Coral Ridge Mall. replacements are common.
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California
Goodwill
McDonald's
Coral Ridge
Coralville
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