Inspections urge quicker review of Cedar Rapids rentals
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids rental housing inspections occur about every seven years, while Iowa City checks every two to three years. Officials push for a five-year cycle, noting Iowa City shows far fewer violations and lower average violations per unit. Cedar Rapids lags on workload and is nine years into its second seven-year cycle.
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Kurt Rogahn
The
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City
Norm Cate
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Rental inspections report January May 2004
Cedar Rapids inspection counts 3.46 and Iowa City 0.86 in the January May 2004 period. Source data from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City housing inspections reports.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Landlord series highlights rental safety and tenant advocacy
A Sunday focus on landlords who exploit rental gaps, a Monday look at fire safety issues and tenant advocates, and today inspectors credit frequent property checks for safety gains. The package adds stories of landlords recalling worst tenants.
Cleaning up after destructive tenants in Cedar Rapids
Landlord Eriesa Frisch faced damage after two tenants left her Cedar Rapids home without a forwarding address. She reported broken fixtures and ripped tiles, part of broader concerns about rental housing in the Cedar Rapids Iowa City corridor and the risks of troublesome tenants.
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Eresa Frisch
Cedar Rapids
Colorado
Frisch
Npee Ae
Iowa City
Laura O'Leary
Linn County Association
Vilsack declines DNC chair bid to focus on Iowa
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack said he will not seek the Democratic National Committee chairmanship. He plans to devote full attention to Iowa's challenges in his second term. Vilsack had been linked to national leadership after being a finalist for Kerry's running mate in 2004 and later floated as a potential 2008 presidential candidate.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
Democratic National Committee
Iowa
Vilsack
DNC
Tial
John Kerry
Kerry
Vandal raid on Iowa labs shown in 50 minute video
A 50 minute video released to media shows masked intruders with electronic keys entering Seashore Hall and Spence Laboratories in the overnight hours of November 13 and 14. Rats and mice were dumped into plastic containers while walls were spray painted with slogans. Three of seven targeted researchers viewed the footage and condemned the destruction and alleged mistreatment of animals.
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Frank Gluck
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Seashore Hall
Spence Laboratories
the Gazette
Thanksgiving travel to hit busiest level since 2000
AP reports 30.6 million Americans will drive for Thanksgiving, up 3 percent from 2003, with 6.6 million expected to travel by air, rail or bus. The survey, for AAA by TIAC, forecasts the peak travel period since 2000 after post 9/11 declines.
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AAA
Travel Industry Association of America
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