Twin Pines Opens Regional Golf Course Tour
Our third annual tour of golf courses in the region starts with Twin Pines in northeast Cedar Rapids. Sportswriter Marc Morehouse says the course is not a monster but not a gimme either. Cedar Rapids Kennedy captured its second straight Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament title with a 5 4 victory over Xavier.
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Twin Pines
Cedar Rapids
Marc Morehouse
Kennedy
Bob Vrbicek
Xavier
Gross Sukup intensify GOP gubernatorial contest
Doug Gross and Steve Sukup, rival candidates for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, broadened their verbal battle with Bob Vander Plaats. A tentative Cedar Rapids teachers salary deal would give the district’s teachers their smallest raise in 10 years, risking further budget cuts per Superintendent Lew Finch.
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Doug Gross
Steve Sukup
Bob Vander Plaats
GOP
Cedar Rapids
Lew Finch
Fired C.R. exec battles firm in court
A former Alpha International executive in Cedar Rapids challenges an injunction barring contact with Alpha employees customers and vendors. The suit seeks relief from the court and questions the scope of the court order.
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C.R. Exec
Alpha International
Cedar Rapids
Alpha
Levy's body found in Rock Creek Park after 13 month search
The remains of Chandra Levy were found in Rock Creek Park Washington by a man walking his dog. Police confirmed the identity using dental records. The death cause remained undetermined and police called it a death investigation rather than a criminal case for now.
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Washington
Chandra Levy
Washington Park
Levy
Rock Creek Park
Charles H. Ramsey
Ramsey
Skeletal Remains Found in Rock Creek Park Washington DC
Skeletal remains were identified after being found on Wednesday in Rock Creek Park Washington DC. The discovery prompted police to launch an investigation and request forensic analysis to determine cause of death and identity.
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Rock Creek Park
Washington, D.C
Neglect signals broader abuse in troubled Cedar Rapids families
A Cedar Rapids study of 602 child maltreatment incidents from 1995 to 1998 finds neglect often accompanies broader abuse. Hartley notes male heads escape accountability and highlights links to low income, youth, parental arrests, and substance use as repeat-offense factors.
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Ine Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Hartley
Hartley
University of Iowa
School of Social Work
Partnership For Safe Families
Family Resource Development Association
Kernels Open Veterans Memorial Stadium With Sellout
Cedar Rapids saw its first sellout at the new Veterans Memorial Stadium during a noon Kernels game, aided by area employers and schools adjusting schedules despite a weak economy. Rick Smith notes the opening day rainout altered attendance patterns and profiled local sentiment.
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Cedar Rapids Kernels
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Gazette
Brian Ray Michael Lindauer
Lacey Peterman
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Kernels
Dayton
Heath Campaigns for Congress in Iowa District One
Clinton railroad worker Denny Heath runs a low budget bid for Congress in Iowa's 1st District. He travels in a flag painted Dodge Neon billboard to draw attention and says a boy saluted his car as he passes schools. Heath, 54, seeks change in the U.S. House.
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We Uazeu
Clinton
Denny Heath
Congress
Iowa
Heath
Butler County
Quad Cities
Heath seeks U S House seat in Iowa district one
Denny Heath a 54 year old Amtrak conductor from Clinton running as a Democrat for the U S House 1st District vows to tackle systemic corruption. He says ending the corruption will be tough but possible and notes this is his first elected office bid with his wife Connie and three children at his side.
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Calif
Condit
John Schultz
Quad City
Denny Heath
Iowa
Dave Nagle
Ann Hutchinson
St. Ambrose University
Clinton
U.S. House
Amtrak
University of Iowa
Connie
Heath
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