Opposition to Amana highway plan faces hurdles
Cedar Rapids attorney Dick Pundt says a formal IDOT complaint would drop if the department defines the route for a relocated portion of Highway 6 and clarifies future use of railroad tracks near the intersection. The Pundts oppose a 4.2 million, 5.5 mile paved link to the Amana Colonies arguing cost and safety concerns.
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Gazette
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Amana
Cedar Rapids
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the Gazette
IDOT
Pundt
Milwaukee Railroad
Crandic Railroad
Iowa County
Pundts
Amana Society
Amana Colonies Travel Council
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Air fares fuel Cedar Rapids Des Moines travel scramble
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids see intense price wars with promos to Los Angeles and Seattle. Promotions, route shifts, and deregulation stir travelers. airport officials warn of lasting fare volatility and potential consolidation.
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Cedar Rapids
Orlando
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O’hare
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Continental
Denver
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
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Seattle
Jim Dennison
Brent Kitchen
Pat Fitzpatrick
Universal Travel
Las Vegas
DeAnna Overman
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Area
American Travel and Tour
Jane Welsh
Landis Travel
Minneapolis
Lincoln
Neb
Omaha
Clare Rice
Dallas
Rice
Braniff
Pat Thompson
Midstate
Chuck Novak
Hawaii
Novak
Chuck Ehlert
George Perry
Perry
Iowa Department of Transportation
Des Moines Man Charged Over Torn 78 One Dollar Bills
Des Moines resident Scott Saltz pleaded innocent to a federal misdemeanor for cutting or tearing 78 one dollar bills in half to pay rent. The case stems from a landlord tenant feud. a local dispute service required the payment. Trial set for June 7 in U.S. District Court.
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DES Moines
Scott Saltz
U.S
Ronald Longstaff
Richard Turner
U.S. Secret Service
Saltz
Iowa Governor Ray Signs Pension Hike Measure
Gov. Robert Ray signed a bill increasing government employee pension benefits while vetoing a section that would raise employer and employee retirement fund contributions. He also signed a criminal sentencing bill raising max terms for second degree murder and attempted murder.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Ray
Europe
Iowa
Energy Policy Council
Department of Social Services
Iowa Development Commission
State Fish and Game Protection Fund
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