McLeodUSA reports wider loss from restructuring plan
Cedar Rapids based McLeod USA Inc reports a third quarter net loss of 2.3 billion dollars or 3.62 a share, with revenues up to 450.5 million. The company plans 1600 job cuts and 2.9 billion in restructuring charges while warning 2002 earnings may miss estimates.
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Chris Davis
McLeodusa.com
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Anamosa man injured in 7200 volt line accident
Dallas Paustian 55 of Anamosa was seriously injured when he touched 7200 volts while working an overhead line in Jones County. He was airlifted to University Hospitals Iowa City after lowering his bucket and calling for help. The incident near Martelle affected no service. The cause is under investigation by Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative.
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Martelle
Dallas
Paustian
Maquoketa Valley Electrical Cooperative
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Patty Manuel
University of Iowa
Univers
Regents warn budget cuts threaten universities goals and access
University leaders told the Iowa Board of Regents that continued state funding reductions will raise class sizes and erode strategic goals. Mary Sue Coleman of the UI warned that a 44 million dollar two year cut jeopardizes progress, with four year graduation rates and access at risk as tuition rises 18.5 percent is anticipated.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Mary Sue
Coleman
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa State University
UNI
Libraries Trim Magazines to Make Space and Save Content
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City libraries weed aging periodicals to free shelf space. They discard many titles while preserving valuable Life issues and shifting to digital access for about 2700 magazines. Some backups remain in back rooms and regional colleges hold older copies for reference.
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Armitage
Iowa
Deupree
Life
Cedar Rapids
Mike Deupree
Newsweek
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