Different mentality in prison shapes Morgan case legacy
The article recalls comments by Washington County officials on the Morgan case from 1994 about a prisoner who says he did not kill Anna Marie Emry while investigators claimed a confession. It details Morgan life in Fort Madison prison isolation sunless cells long hours and a focus on possible escape fantasies and threats from other inmates.
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Jack Dillon
Washington County
Morgan
Dillon
Yale Jarvis
Anna Marie Emry
Lee County
Bentley
Jetsera Gage
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Anna Marie
Fort Madison
FOX
Politicians embrace podcasts and video blogs in new media push
Senate leaders and candidates like Bill Frist and John Edwards expand use of podcasts and video blogs to reach voters. Frist notes blogging helps him reach Smyrna Tennessee while Edwards emphasizes video Q and A and reality style web updates. The trend follows higher online political news consumption and fundraising gains from the 2003 04 cycle.
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Robin Hart
Senate
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Frist
Smyrna
Tennessee
John Edwards
White House
Edwards
North Carolina
Ryan Montoya
Pew Research Center
Howard Dean
John McCain
Pro Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann
Pennsylvania
Swann
Wendy's shooting near Mound View. employees uninvolved
Fast food restaurant in Cedar Rapids reopened after a shooting near the Mound View neighborhood. Greg Smith, Wendy’s operations director for Eastern Iowa, said store employees were in the back and none heard or were involved in the incident. Police stats note high activity in the area.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jason Weininger
Wendy’s
First Ave
Greg Smith
Wendy's
Iowa
Mound View
Rice says US will not trade security deal with Iran
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated the United States has not offered guarantees against attacks or undermining Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program. She described Iran as a troublemaker and said security assurances are not on the table.
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Washington
U.S
Iran
Tehran
Condoleezza Rice
Rice
Bands Converge at Vernon Middle School for IBA Showcase
Eight bands from eastern Iowa perform at Vernon Middle School in Marion with four from the region Cedar Rapids Washington Excelsior Maquoketa and Springville taking part. Directors describe the mix of preparation nerves and the lasting impact of the conference as students realize the audience’s critical eye and the memory of the experience.
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Vernon Middle School
Marion
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Excelsior
Maquoketa
Springville
Des Moines
Steve Shanley
IBA
Steve King
Linn-Mar
Excelsior Middle School
King
Gram
Law
Ariel Cope
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