Nussle Pushes Iowa to Be Renewable Energy Capital
Rep. Jim Nussle urged Iowa to become the renewable energy capital of the world, citing wind power and ethanol as growth engines. He toured Clipper Windpower in Cedar Rapids and backed Project 20 20 for 20 percent of state energy from renewables by 2020, plus grid access and tax incentives.
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Sioux City
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Cedar Rapids
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Fred Foster
Man Accused of Robbery After Skipping Halfway House
Cedar Rapids police say Ricco Thigpen, 28, released from a southwest Iowa prison, failed to report to the Lary Nelson Center in Cedar Rapids and then robbed two people on 15th Street SE. He was captured later in Cedar Rapids and faces two counts of first degree robbery plus escape and up to 52 years if convicted.
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Ex-con charged with assault in Iowa City
Carlston F. Donald a 44 year old resident of 334 Finkbine Lane Apt 7 was charged with assault causing injury after allegedly grabbing a neighbor by the throat and threatening her Saturday. The incident follows his 1996 sex abuse conviction whose term was cut short by the Court of Appeals and retrial plan.
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Fort Madison
Rescue Man Saves Choking Friend on Cedar Rapids Golf Course
Ken Manley of Marion hurled behind Rick Arnold on the 10th fairway at Twin Pines to perform the Heimlich after Arnold, 51, choked on a peanut candy bar. Arnold credits Manley with saving his life as the two had just begun a round.
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Mesa
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