Reform series ends tonight with Cox Channel 18 live forum
The Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee's final meeting of a four part series airs 7 to 8 PM on Cox Cable Channel 18. Mayor Larry Serbousek and committee Chairman Henry Royer take viewer questions via 395-9700 extension 290, moderated by Mike Horan. The event accompanies a falcon hatch at Firstar Bank and a museum collection recognition for the Cedar Rapids Community School District including Grant Wood works.
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Motorcycle Crash Claims Benton County Man
Jerrold K. Brehm Jr., 34, of Vinton, died from injuries after a motorcycle accident on a county road near Shellsburg. He lost control on a curve about 10:30 p.m. Sunday along 61st Street Lane near 32nd Avenue. He was airlifted to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids and pronounced dead at 1:02 a.m. Monday.
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Van Allen to receive NASA lifetime award at AGU meeting
James Van Allen, retired physics and astronomy professor at the University of Iowa, will be honored by NASA with a lifetime achievement award at the AGU's 75th anniversary meeting in Baltimore. The citation notes his 50 year space physics career, work on planetary magnetospheres, cosmic rays, and the 1958 discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts aboard Explorer 1.
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Private Iowa health alliance offers small firms new coverage
The Independent Health Alliance of Iowa announces a private health plan coalition for small businesses. Des Moines based group aims to offer pricing June 6 with coverage starting July 1 from five carriers and eight plans.
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Sewer solvent case in hiatus
Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard said a decision about filing charges over transactions between Cedar and Intertrade Chemical Co. will take about three weeks. The DCI probe, begun in March at Cedar City Council request, broadened to include Cedar Rapids Seed Co. purchases and a partial city reaudit. The DCI report was completed last week. no charges indicated.
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Freckles the spaniel delivers massive 18 puppy litter
Freckles a red and white spaniel on the Pettengill farm near Vinton far exceeded typical litter size with 18 pups born May 11 after an extended labor. Four died within 24 hours and four more later, leaving nine healthy pups with the Peters family planning adoptions in four to five weeks, while one pup named Hoss garners special attention.
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Program hones language skills for Devon Boyd
Heather Sloman reports from Wood in the Gazette Johnson County Bureau on Devon Boyd a four year old from Cedar Rapids attending a six week summer speech program at University Hospitals for autism related language delays. The program runs June 20 to July 28 and aims to bridge spring and fall therapy with Eastern Iowa children receiving speech therapy.
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