Young activist Carrie Feldman targets grand jury inquiry
Carrie Feldman a Minneapolis activist says she is a target of a federal grand jury probe into a 2004 Iowa City University break in and vandalism. Feldman appeared October 15 in Davenport and declined to testify invoking the Fifth Amendment. The FBI and U.S. Attorney would not confirm the investigation.
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Carrie Feldman
Minneapolis
Spence Labs
Diane Heldt
Sue
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Davenport
Feldman
Federal
FBI
Carrie Sawicki
Omaha
Neb
U.S
Harvest delays loom as Iowa crops lag behind five year average
By Orlan Love The Gazette reports cold wet October has corn and soybean harvest about three weeks behind the five year average. As of Monday only 12 percent of corn and 47 percent of soybeans were harvested, with farmers nervous as conditions worsen and the clock ticks. Tom Griffin and Bill Northey comment on persistent delays and stress in farmers across Buchanan and Benton counties.
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Orlan Love
Gazette
Iowa
Bill Northey
Griffin
Glenn Schaubacher
Benton County
Schaubacher
Bryan Houlgrave
Mason City Globe Gazette
Clear Lake
FEMA Rent Looms for Cedar Rapids Flood Home Tenants
Veronica Dorsey and her family face a December rent start for their three bedroom mobile home at Grand View Manufactured Home Community after FEMA allowed stays past the November deadline. The $920 monthly charge mirrors the HUD fair market rate, contrasting with prior rent free status while home repairs continue on their G Avenue NW house.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Veronica Dorsey
Dorsey
Grand View
Eric
Federal Emergency Management Agency
G Avenue NW
FEMA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
G Avenue
Cedar Rapids District 1 race focuses on taxes and progress
Incumbent Kris Gulick faces two challengers Tim Pugh and Ryan Russell in Cedar Rapids District 1 on the east side. Pugh, 32, a landscaping and snow removal business owner, says taxes rose under the current City Council and vows to cut spending. Russell, 28, identifies as progressive and urges concrete progress beyond talk, noting residents want tangible neighborhood improvements.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kris Gulick
Tim Pugh
Pugh
Gulick
Ryan Russell
Russell
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