Clinton gaming group pledges 2 million for riverfront project
The Clinton County Gaming Association voted to provide 2 million toward the 27 million Things To Do With A River View project. The plan includes Riverview Park improvements and a showboat and stadium renovation near the Mississippi River aimed at securing 4.2 million from Vision Iowa. Local officials stress the gift supports a larger fundraising and matching effort to advance the project.
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Community colleges enroll more students than state universities
In Des Moines AP report shows 73,805 students at Iowa’s 15 community colleges this fall, up 7 percent from 2001, beating 71,521 in the state universities. Rising university tuition may push more locals to two-year schools with low costs and proximity to home.
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Iowa MPs May Be On Way Home From Cuba Guard Duty
The 339th Military Police Company of the U S Army Reserve, based in Cedar Rapids, guarded Taliban and al Qaida detainees at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay after activation on January 13. They later moved to Fort Campbell and are to be transferred to Fort Dix for processing to decide if they return home or are redeployed.
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339Th Military Police Company
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al-Qaida
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Cedar Rapids
Fort Dix
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Linn Court News Major Linn County felonies updated
Cedar Rapids defendants pleaded guilty or admitted to charges in Linn District Court. Kendell Hillman received two consecutive 10 year sentences suspended and probation for crack cocaine deliveries. Rodney Schoon faced meth and drunken driving charges with fines and jail time. others, including Zerba Boleyn Spiller Harker and Hopkins, received varied pleas, fines, and deferred judgments.
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Cedar Rapids
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Hillman
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Tammy Christenson
Zerba
Trenton D. Boleyn
U.S
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Hinzman Center
Blaize A. Hopkins
Hopkins
Cottage Grove Avenue
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