Nose prints and DNA to ID Iowa 4-H market animals
Cedar Rapids 4-Hers will weigh market beef and lambs next month to collect nose prints and hair samples for DNA IDs ahead of the Iowa State Fair. Hog hair samples will be taken at weigh-in in April. The program follows Texas models and aims to prevent animal substitutions amid past disqualifications. cost is five dollars per animal with broad statewide training.
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Pee
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Wellman
Iowa
State workers face health cost shifts in contract talks
AFSCME and Iowa state negotiators remain far apart as health insurance costs shift to employees. Even with changes, the two year deal would push costs up at least 15 percent annually. Lawmakers seek no tax increases while budget shortfalls persist and discussions consider freezing salaries for 2004.
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Hanks
Iowa
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Tom Vilsack
RiverRun Park aims for broad appeal over extreme image
At a forum in the National Czech and Slovak Library, residents urged naming the park a sports park not an extreme sports park. The 61 million project includes an 8 million white water course near the Blue stem landfill plus skiing on the 14 story mound, hiking trails, a riverfront amphitheater and other features.
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Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
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339th Military Police Company Heads Home to Davenport
The Davenport based 339th Military Police Company of the U S Army Reserve returns home today. Major Dominic Wibe Cedar Rapids officer leads the unit as Brig Gen Donald Jacka attends the welcome at the Davenport Reserve Center. The unit previously set up at Camp X RAY Guantanamo Bay and guarded detainees before returning to Fort Campbell then Fort Dix processing.
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Cedar Rapids
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3Rd Corps Support Command
Des Moines
Camp X-Ray
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
States
Fort Campbell
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Army
Memorial rites honor Koosmann and Novotny
Hundreds attend services for Keith Koosmann and Ben Novotny, both remembered as active students with bright futures. The funeral at Parkview Church in Iowa City featured country songs, a long procession to Memory Gardens Cemetery, and lines of mourners in a packed venue with overflow seating.
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Franklin
West Branch
Koosmann
Chris Jones Trucking Co
Parkview Church
Iowa City
Novotny
David Arnold
Schillinger
Johnson County
Ben
West Branch High School
Iowa State Patrol
Memory Gardens Cemetery
World AIDS Day Benefit Ticket Push in Cedar Rapids
The World AIDS Day Benefit hosted Friday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel features live and silent auctions, art, jewelry, and a London flat stay. Rapids AIDS Project seeks to raise funds as client numbers rise. tickets are $40 through the Red Cross Grant Wood Area Chapter.
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