Striking Cedar Rapids Penford workers accept new five year contract
Labor reports Penford Products Co. workers at the Cedar Rapids starch plant end a 78 day strike with a five year contract. The deal raises wages by a total of 10 percent and improves pension and life insurance benefits. President Greg Keeley says the agreement will help Penford compete by controlling benefit costs.
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Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
Suny
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Penford
Transplant Life Focus on Next Surgeons and Liver Transplants
Dan Fitzgerald of Marion voices concern about future surgeons for liver transplants as discussions on transplant life continue. The page hints at upcoming profiles and community implications for transplant care.
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Dan Fitzgerald
Marion
Fitzgerald
Dan Fitzgerald Marion
Wealth gap for minorities widens after recession
A Pew Hispanic Center study finds white households had a median net worth over 88 000 in 2002, about 11 times Hispanics and 14 times blacks. Blacks were slow to recover from the 2000 01 downturn as the gap persisted across assets and debts.
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Washington
Pew Hispanic Center
Wide Gap in Net Worth Among Races
A Pew Hispanic Center study shows large disparities in net worth across racial groups, highlighting wealth gaps between whites, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States. The report analyzes income, assets, and homeownership to explain the persistent economic divide.
Provisional Ballots in Iowa Voter Disputes
Iowa and other states debate HAVA provisional ballot rules after contested 2000 recounts. The question: must a provisional ballot counted if cast in the correct county but the wrong precinct. Officials note Iowa already uses provisional voting, while definitions under federal law drive the dispute.
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Iowa
Congress
Hava
Powerball Jackpot Won at Iowa Jump Start Store
Western Iowa clerks await revelation of the $14.4 million Powerball prize at The Jump Start in Carter Lake. Winning numbers were 5 20 22 36 42 with Powerball 11. Iowa Lottery notes this is the fourth Iowa Powerball win since 1992, with past winners including Ed Brown, Tim Shultz, and the Sabula family.
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Des Moines
Western Iowa
Charlotte Hostetter
Carter Lake
Omaha
Neb
Hostetter
Iowa
Mary Neubauer
Iowa Lottery
Ed Brown
Washington
Missouri
Tim Shultz
Sabula
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