Landfill stench prompts Iowa City probe over debris and rain
Neighbors in Iowa City complain of a rotten egg and ammonia smell drifting from an 180 acre landfill on the city edge. Officials say rainfall and flood debris accelerate decomposition, causing weekly odor events despite upgrades costing nearly 400000 dollars and ongoing monitoring efforts.
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Brian Ray
the Gazette
Iowa City
Roeste
Owa
Patrick
Nancy
Hitchen
Nancy Hitchen
Dave Elias
Largest state union to pick unpaid days or jobs
Iowa workers will vote on five mandatory unpaid days off by June 30 and a suspension of the state's contribution to deferred compensation to save 26.4 million and protect 479 AFSCME jobs. Gov. Culver and AFSCME Iowa Council 61 leaders announced the plan to balance the state budget without cutting essential public services.
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Charlotte Eby
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Chet Culver
American Federation of State
Iowa Council 61
Afscme
Culver
Bruxism Tied to Stress, Dentists Say in North Liberty
North Liberty Dentist Dr. Kristen Waldschmidt notes patients report jaw pain headaches and teeth grinding tied to stress. Bruxism, the unconscious grinding and clenching, can cause sensitivity and cracked teeth if untreated. Other local dentists report common but not rising cases as guards rise.
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North Liberty
Kristen Waldschmidt
North Liberty Dental
Waldschmidt
Douglas Horton
Cedar Rapids
Unknown buyer edges out county for Econofoods site
Cedar Rapids unknown buyer wins bid for the Econofoods building amid a confidentiality agreement. The buyer is not a government entity and the property will stay on the tax rolls. Theisen's outside display plans were paused after initial county office site discussions.
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WdaZzZele
Cedar Rapids
Econofoods
Darryl High
Linn County Board of Supervisors
High
Scott Byers
Iowa Realty Commercial
Theisen
Home Farm Auto
Board of Adjustment
Theisen’s
Laid off helping drive down burglary rates
Frank Beil, laid off in March, patrols his Glenview area suburb watching for burglars and suspicious activity. Police credit unemployed residents like him for a rare drop in home burglaries as more people stay home during the recession.
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Frank Bell
Glenview
Biel
Chicago
Bell
Associated Press
Frank Beil
Beil
Burglary Stats Show Mixed Trends Across Cities
Through Oct. 31 Cedar Rapids reported 990 burglary calls up to the period, close to 996 in 2008, with non-residential crimes included. In St. Louis County Missouri, burglary unit chief Sgt. Thomas Lasater notes a 35 percent drop in the first half of 2009. The pattern appears across major and small communities including Minneapolis.
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Cedar Rapids
Cristy Hamblin
Thomas Lasater
Police Department
St. Louis County
Minneapolis
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