Supreme Court to rule on gender based retirement benefits
The court will decide if employers may provide smaller monthly retirement checks to women due to longer life expectancy. The Arizona state employee plan faces nationwide implications for private employers as well.
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Getty to Drill Test Wells at Cedar Rapids Landfill
Getty Synthetic Fuels plans to drill test wells at Cedar Rapids sanitary landfill to evaluate methane gas potential for a possible plant. A track mounted rig will drill 36 inch holes to 50 feet with 5 to 7 wells over two months, at an estimated cost of 400000 dollars.
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Drunk driving law boosts Iowa license suspensions
In the first quarter under the new law, 3,438 drivers failed blood alcohol tests and 594 refused tests, with 27 percent more cases referred to the DOT than a year earlier. Police can lift licenses on the spot, issuing 20 day permits, while fatalities declined but causation is unclear.
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Gazette Wins Top Editorial Award in Iowa Contest
The Gazette earned first place in the editorial writing category of the Frank Nye News Writing Contest by the Iowa Daily Press Association for the piece Overstep on schools. Art Heuskinkveld edited the Gazette editorials.
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Japan's Suzuki to quit as prime minister next month
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki announced he will resign next month after two years in office. Top LDP contenders Shintaro Abe Toshio Komoto and Yasuhiro Nakasone were named as potential successors amid party faction turmoil and a fading economy. Observers expect a party meeting to pick a new leader or an October caucus to choose a replacement.
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