Bluestem asks OK siting of landfill in Linn County
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency plans a June 19 board meeting to approve a resolution to site a new landfill in Linn County after a public hearing on nine options. about 50 residents attended. some urged a waste to energy option while others pushed for faster decision making.
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Linn
Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids Finance
Bluestem Board
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Bernita Rozinek
Ely
Pam Prochaska
Hennessey
Bluestein
Bluestemn
County Home Road
Lee Clancey
Don Thomas
Hanson
Thomas
Clancey
Bluestem weighs waste options for future disposal plan
The Bluestem board debates five paths for solid waste, from incineration and out-of-county hauling to expanding Landfill Site No. 2 and possible new sites. Local industry voices urge keeping waste handling in state and local hands while stressing cost and liability concerns.
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Bluestem
Thomas
Otto Restora
Penford Products
Restora
Jack Lindstrom
Ely
Lindstrom
Joe Harris
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Harris
Oldest Everest climber Bull reaches summit at 64
Sherman Bull of New Canaan Connecticut becomes the oldest man to reach Mount Everest summit at 10 am on Friday with Mercy Iowa City physician Chuck Huss noting his achievement. Bull climbed with Huss on earlier expeditions in 1998 and 2000.
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Zack Kucharski
Gazette
Iowa City
Sherman Bull
Nepal
Mercy
Bull
Erik Weihenmayer
Golden
Cole
Weihenmayer
National Federation of the Blind
Bradford Bull
Huss
Jefferson senior Jennifer Kruse named valedictorian at Cedar Rapids graduation
Jennifer Kruse, valedictorian among five with a 4.32 GPA in a 330-student Jefferson High School class, credits her early life in an old farmhouse for shaping her outlook. A two year Academic Decathlon member and No 2 in the national contest, she plans to attend the University of Iowa this fall and hopes to teach English at Jefferson someday. She has served on youth leadership councils, mentored elementary students, and worked at the Science Station.
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Tom
Florida
University of Iowa
Jefferson
Vet criticizes film as not true to life and overly romantic
An ex sailors critique argues the movie sanitizes war by focusing on romance and downplaying real combat. He recalls his own experiences aboard the USS Lexington and at Pearl Harbor, noting torpedo and bomb damage. He calls the runtime excessive and lauds authenticity absent from the screen.
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California
Lexington
Coral Sea
Iowa
Pearl Harbor
Associ
Ation
FMC Corp
Cedar Rapids
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