Winter exhibit at Hoover site features historic West Branch highlights
Candy Madsen oversees the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Visitor Center exhibit Winter in Historic West Branch. Ramblin' notes and details appear on the page. A Hawkeye assistant coach praises Iowa forward Reggie Evans as unbelievable. A slander lawsuit awards Teresa Mercer 48000. Manpower reports only 13 percent expect staffing increases in early year.
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Candy Madsen
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Visitor Center
West Branch
Hawkeye
Iowa
Reggie Evans
Manpower Inc
Baseball lifelong guide Wally Krouse leads Kernels group
Neighbors celebrate Wally Krouse a lifelong baseball figure from bat boy to president of the Cedar Rapids Kernels ownership group. The Gazette feature highlights his enduring baseball ties and local impact.
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Wally Krouse
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Gazette
Iowa study calls for cutting child protection caseloads
An outside study by the American Humane Association finds Iowa social workers handle too many cases and urges caps as low as 12 active cases monthly per worker with expanded training for frontline staff. In parts of Iowa workers report more than 100 cases, prompting calls for immediate reform sparked by the Shelby Duis case.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Iowa
Colorado
Shelby Duis
Spirit Lake
Heidi Watkins
Watkins
Jesse Wendelsdorf
Department of Human Services
American Humane Association
Courtroom drama in Bush Gore Florida showdown
Lawyers for George W. Bush and Al Gore urged the Florida Supreme Court to decide how and when the 2000 election ends. Justices offered no ruling date as Bush led by about 930 votes after two counts and overseas ballots. Gore pressed for continued hand recounts in three counties and inclusion in final totals. Bush urged finalization of pre November 14 counted votes.
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George W. Bush
al Gore
Florida Supreme Court
Bush
Gore
Florida
Jus- Knight Ridder
Tse Sho Fla
Landfill and incinerator top options in Linn County survey
A Linn County survey shows residents oppose out of state waste hauling and favor a waste to energy incinerator despite higher fees. Recycling ranks highest, and a local landfill near a rolling timbered area with a visual buffer is favored. Bluestem faces image confusion and costly land sale issues.
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Hennessey
Cedar Rapids
Bluestem
Ing
Linn County
Metro
Bluestem Solid Waste Coop Faces Continued Community Doubts
Bluestem, a non profit cooperative between Cedar Rapids city and Linn County government, handles the county’s solid waste disposal. A recent survey shows only lukewarm community support due to strife and media portrayal, with the governing board comprising the city council, waste director, two county supervisors, and an at large member.
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Bluestem
Bluestein
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Zoning board rejects plan for golf course
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denying 138 acres of agricultural land rezoning and a conditional use permit for an 18 hole golf course with 24 housing units due to traffic concerns and failure to meet the county Land Use Plan. The plan, owned by Spencer Thomas and Windfields, would add substantial traffic with limited road paving and affect prime agricultural land near East Otter Creek Road.
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Spencer Thomas
Commission
County Planning and Development Office
Lafayette
Otter Creek
Loren and
Barb
Thomas
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