Neighbor Charged With Murder In Iowa City Chess Fight
In Iowa City a Sunday early fight over a chess game between neighbors David Christian 29 and Michael Steward 39 left Steward dead and Christian charged with second degree murder and public intoxication. Police found Steward unresponsive at 418 Brown St Apt 6 and he died at Mercy Iowa City.
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Samantha Miller
Gazette
Iowa City
David Christian
Michael Steward
Steward
Christian
Johnson County Ambulance Service
Brown St
Apt. 6
Iowa City Christian
Mercy Iowa City
Apt. 4
Becky Sharp
Apt. 7
Sharp
the Gazette
Anger fuels 3rd District race Schmett vies for change
In Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Republican Kim Schmett argues voters seek change amid anti-incumbent sentiment. Incumbent Democrat Leonard Boswell counters with concerns over economic uncertainty as the campaign heats up. Frank Forrestal runs as Socialist Worker Party candidate.
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Niet
Des Moines
Clive
Kim Schmett
Iowa
Washington
Leonard Boswell
Schmett
Congress
Bush
U.S
Greg Ganske
Frank Forrestal
Socialist Worker Party
Boswell
Obama replacement seen as path to cooperation says Boswell
Boswell, 74, a former farmer, state senator and military veteran, cites Obama as a hopeful replacement for Bush and urges voting information in the Gazette Online Voters Guide. He says the country faces a perilous time and his record matters for the state.
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Barack Obama
Bush
White House
Boswell
Floods of 2008 Testing a Cedar Rapids Watch Shop Legacy
Ryan Bentley, away at a Rolex funded school near Lancaster, learns the craft while Cedar Rapids shop owner Ron Bentley watches water 9 feet deep obliterate the family business. The flood destroys equipment and thousands of parts, sizing up the question of succession to his son.
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Adam Belz
Gazette Edar Rapids
Ryan Bentley
Lancaster
Cedar Rapids
Bentley Hahn Watch and Clock Repair
Second Ave
Ron Bentley
Jonathan D. Woods
the Gazette
Bentley Watch Repair
Bentleys
Rolex
Inmates unaware of voting rights in Iowa
More than 500 Iowa inmates with misdemeanor convictions may legally vote, yet state officials and the Department of Corrections have long taught they cannot. Secretary of State Mauro says non felons serving no sentence retain voting rights, while many questions and confusion persist about who may vote and under what conditions. The issue also touches minorities, with studies noting higher incarceration rates among blacks.
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Alicia Ebaugh
The
Gazette
Iowa
Department of Corrections
Michael Mauro
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
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