Westdale Mall to undergo major renovations and new entrance
Festival plans aggressive marketing and major changes at Westdale Mall led by MCG Architects. A new Edgewood Road SW front, outside store entrances, and a reimagined anchor space from the Montgomery Ward vacancy. Construction targeted for next summer with mid 2006 completion for Ward space. Cedar Rapids officials back traffic improvements and tax increment financing may be requested.
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Festival
Westdale
Cedar Rapids
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California
Tiny 5.7-pound baby undergoes world’s smallest robotic surgery
Dr. John Meehan used the da Vinci system to perform a Nissen fundoplication on Mason Allen, the smallest patient reported to have robotic surgery. The 5.7-pound infant, born in August, also required a tracheotomy and later heart surgery, and is now home at seven pounds five ounces.
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John Meehan
Children’s Hospital of Iowa
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Intuitive Surgical
Mason Allen
Mason
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Shelly Allen
North English
Shelly
Chad Allen
Alaina
Fallujah siege intensifies as insurgents face pressure
U S and Iraqi forces press through Fallujah amid snipers and hidden threats. Commanders report about a third of the city controlled with two landmarks seized a mosque and a convention center. Sunni clerics call for a January election boycott, risking legitimacy. A curfew is imposed in Baghdad to avert a second front as clashes flare in Mosul.
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Fallujah
Iraq
Los Angeles Times
Ayad Allawi
Baghdad
Mosul
Fallujah Offensive Expands as U S Forces Advance
The U S led assault to retake Fallujah widens with up to 15000 troops including Iraqi forces supported by tanks and air power moving on government buildings and insurgent strongholds. Across Iraq violence spikes with new deaths reported, including 11 in a single day.
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Iraq
National Assembly
Iraqi National Guard
Mosul
Baghdad
Cabinet Bush praise marks bid for renewal
Cabinet and Bush praise leadership while calling for new inspiration. Ashcroft, 62, had gall bladder surgery earlier this year and dated his letter November 2 Election Day. Evans, 58, a Texas friend, told Bush it is time for him to return home amid critics who cheered Ashcroft’s legacy of hostility to civil liberties and disdain for questioning the GATS.
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Evans
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Mr. Ashcroft
Cabinet hopefuls express desire to stay in Bush administration
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman Interior Secretary Gale Norton and EPA Administrator Michael Leavitt voiced intent to remain in the Bush Cabinet. Anthony Romero of the ACLU criticized some actions as Bush praised Ashcroft and Evans for their service and contributions to national security and prosperity.
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Ann Veneman
Interior
Gale Norton
Environmental Protection Agency
Michael Leavitt
Bush
Ashcroft
Evans
Marion City Council Rejects Annexation Withdrawal Contested by Agency
The Marion City Council moved to annex the agency property after the Thomases withdrew a voluntary annexation request for 75 acres near the landfill. The waste agency contends the Thomases acted as trustees, not individuals, making the filing invalid and claiming the withdrawal deprived Marion of jurisdiction to consider voluntary annexation. The dispute centers on ownership and legal procedure under state law.
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Barbara Thomas
Waste Agency
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Thomases
Donald L. Thomas
Barbara S. Thomas
Agency
Ivan Webber
Des Moines
Webber
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