Tornadoes devastate central Iowa communities. two counties declare disaster
Stratford and Woodward suffer severe damage as storms strike at least 10 Iowa towns. Lucille Runyan 84 dies. Nancy Runyan 53 injured with a broken hip after being trapped by the tornado. Ron Runyan recalls pleas to reach his family. Mary Greeley Medical Center treats Nancy. officials release limited condition updates.
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Iowa
Nancy
Nancy Runyan
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames
Stratford and
Woodward
Hamilton County
Stratford
Runyan
Insight into deer courtship in Iowa woods
A Riverside Gazette piece chronicles a bowhunt in Cedar Rapids with Bert Carmer and Greg Harris as they observe deer courting behavior. An hour before sunset they enter timber, noting does, quiet wildlife, and a buck pursuing a doe in heat.
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Iowa
Greg Harris
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Bert Carmer
Cedar Rapids
Bert
Glass Road
Grant Wood exhibit at Cedar Rapids Museum cuts price
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art faced a budget choice for the Grant Wood at 5 Turner Alley exhibit. Directors chose affordable admission, with a $9 single-digit rate and free entry for visitors 18 and under, to ensure inclusive access to a once in a lifetime cultural event.
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Eric Clark
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Terry Pitts
Cedar Rapids
Pitts
Grant Wood
Turner Alley
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Non-Profits Endowments Shape Budgets
Seven Cedar Rapids institutions disclose budgets driven by endowment interest. Brucemore funds total 900000 with unknown endowment. Indian Creek Nature Center 375000 and 1250000. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 1400000 and 3500000. Koehler History Center 500000 and 300000. National Czech & Slovak Museum 700000 and 1100000. Science Station IMAX Dome 1000000 and 30000. African American Historical Museum 300000 and 2000.
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Cedar Rapids
Brucemore
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Carl and Mary Koehler
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
McLeod/Busse
Death row population shrinks as executions decline in 2004
The Justice Department report shows 59 executions in 2004, six fewer than 2003, with 125 new death sentences the smallest since 1973. Death row counts fell to 3,315 from 3,378, while 107 sentences were overturned or commuted and deaths by natural causes or self-inflicted remains.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Tracy Snell
Michael Rushford
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
Sacramento
Calif
Rushford
Richard Dieter
Death Penalty Information Center
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Lucille Runyan
Gov. Tom Vilsack
O, N.D
By Rick Smith
Laura Segall
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Erskine
McLeod
Busse
C.R
Cedar Rapids Non-Profits
BEARS
San Francisco
Quuu
Eich
Darra
Index Accent Advice
Iowa City
Criminal Justice
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