Runaway emotions stir Barton Iowa anti runaways drive
Gazette staff writer Linda Barron reports on a near fatal weekend beating in Wellington Heights and a statewide push for runaway child legislation. Parents Together Network decries weak welfare supports while a newly survived crime of harboring a runaway gains notice. Grandmother Daisy Hurt sheltered Barron’s daughter. Linn County prosecutor Denver Dillard warns the broad harboring provision risks constitutional challenge. Barron seeks to be first beneficiary as her pregnant daughter remains gone.
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Iowans split on gambling impact in state poll
A Gazette special report summarizes ISU poll results from 632 Iowans on gambling effects. People cite economic gains in tourism and jobs but high negative effects on low income families and households with children. Native Americans are seen as most positively affected, while many report reduced spending on other activities and some report gambling debt or help-seeking.
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Petitioners seek four way stop at deadly Linn County crash site
About 240 signers urge Linn County and Cedar Rapids to install a four way stop with flashing lights and rumble strips at the C Avenue Extension and County Home Road intersection after an October crash that killed four. County officials study rumble strips and potential lighted warnings as a broader safety effort, with joint funding talks and possible early test sites.
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Speeding stop yields $2.3 million coke bust
State troopers seized over 50 pounds of cocaine hidden in a pickup's sidewalls during a speeding stop on I 80 in Cedar County. The 23 one kilogram packages wrapped in Halloween themed paper were valued at 2.3 million dollars, the largest in Iowa's Northern District. Irene Beleckas of Sun City California faces federal charges and a preliminary hearing is scheduled.
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Outdoor Writers eye area for 2000 gathering site
The Outdoor Writers of America visitor checks the Cedar Rapids Jefferson area as a potential site for the 2000 association gathering. Other notes mention J-Hawks volleyball progress in regionals and a Firstar Bank robbery report in Dubuque.
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Fake Griffey autographs flood U S memorabilia market
A D C collector bought a Griffey jersey for 250 and found later that autographs from a shop looked phony. FBI says about 70 percent of signed sports memorabilia may be fake, with a $750 million yearly market. In August, Anthony Alyinovich was charged with distributing forged jerseys shoes and balls worth nearly 5 million and pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
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