Hillary Clinton to Rally for Tom Vilsack in Des Moines
First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline a Take Back Terrace Hill rally and fund raiser for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Vilsack at the Des Moines Convention Center. The four day statewide bus tour also features Sally Pederson and U S Senator Tom Harkin with doors at 3 p m and RSVP urged at (515) 267 7888.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
Convention Center
Take Back Terrace Hill
Vilsack
Sally Pederson
U.S
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Pederson
Convention
Grand Ave
Linn County Eyes Paid Leave Restructure for Employees
Linn County officials weigh reviving a eight year debate to lump sick leave vacation and personal days into paid leave and possibly create a separate personal injury account. The idea remains informal with mixed opinions and was sent to the insurance committee for study.
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Linn County
Trude Elliott
Cedar Rapids Library Offers Brief Sunday Tours
Thirty minute public tours of downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library are scheduled Sunday at 2 and 3 p.m. Guides will show the collection circulation areas Internet stations and library computers. Tours repeat the first Sunday of December January February March and May with no preregistration. Call 398-5123 for details.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Behind the Scenes Gala Aims to Fuel Iowa Children's Museum
The Iowa Children's Museum raised over 153000 during a gala and auction at Coral Ridge Mall featuring Tom Arnold. Attendees bought more than 40 auction items and four walk on appearances in Arnold projects. An additional 75000 gift from Eastern Iowa McDonald’s Coop supported the capital campaign.
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Iowa Children’s Museum
Tom Arnold
Coral Ridge Mall
Arnold
Eastern
Iowa
McDonald's Restaurant Cooperative
Hit and Run Involves Cedar Rapids School Bus
Two brothers Dustin and Travis Boyd were struck after exiting a Cedar Rapids Polk Elementary bus with its stop arm extended and lights on. The driver, Maynard Krug, continued driving. police arrested Larry Palmer on multiple charges. The incident highlights 43 statewide violations of bus warning devices observed in a one day survey.
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Margaret Hamed
Fifth Street
Dustin
St. Luke's Hospital
Travis
Larry Palmer
10Th St. NW
Hamed
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Education
Krug
Linn County to Seek Insurance on Historic Indian Creek Bridge
The Linn County Board of Supervisors agreed to file an insurance claim for replacing the 1889 wrought-iron high truss bridge on Artesian Road north of Marion after a Sunday night crash. The damaged bridge, tied to a grain truck incident, may cost about 250000 to replace with timber or concrete, with settlement unlikely to be quick due to age and load limits.
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Gazette
Linn County
Marion
Board of Supervisors
Steve Gannon
Indian Creek
Artesian Road
Gannon
Linn County Sheriffs
Cedar Rapids truck firm owner jailed for false logs
Cedar Rapids based Shuttle Service Xpress owner John Hoth was sentenced to six months in a community corrections center and three years probation after pleading guilty to falsifying drivers logs. The firm and six drivers also pled guilty to related charges with fines and a possible half million dollar sentencing in November.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
John Hoth
Shuttle Service Xpress
SSX
16Th Ave
U.S
Stephen Rapp
Hoth
United States
Rapp
Neighbors oppose office park rezoning near Rockwell Drive
Homeowners north of Blairs Ferry Road near Rockwell Drive NE unite to oppose developer Terry Bjornsen’s request to rezone agricultural and residential land to an office park district. City Council public hearing set for Nov. 10. a petition against the plan cites high density and incompatibility with nearby single family homes.
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Douglas Neumann
Blairs Ferry Road
Rockwell Drive
Terry Bjornsen
Bjornsen
City Planning Commission
Dry Creek
Pran Urges Stand Against Oppression at Iowa City Events
Cambodian survivor Pran, star of The Killing Fields, told reporters in Iowa City that the world must pressure leaders to fight oppression and genocide. He spoke at a University of Iowa lecture and at a Foreign Relations Council event after decades as a Times journalist and witness to Khmer Rouge crimes.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Dith
Pran
Free World
Rwanda
Yugoslavia
Khmer Rouge
Sydney Schanberg
Cambodia
New York Times
University of Iowa
Fiele
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Highway
Clarence
Davenport
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Buzz Orr
Jinyong Yoo
Korea
Dry Creek Lane
C Avenue NE
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