Ramblin' Ghost Contest Winner Tells Haunted Tale
C R Realtor Jean Perkins, the Ramblin' Ghost Contest winner, narrates the tale of the haunted house she sold. The article notes past ties to Iowa State and reports on ongoing college football connections between Tim Floyd Marcus Fizer Kansas State and Dan McCarney. Also mentions harvest storage pressures and a PrePass device enabling trucks to bypass weigh stations.
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Voter's Guide Shows Candidate Positions in Gazette
The Special Section in Wednesday's Gazette outlines where national and Eastern Iowa candidates stand on key issues, summarizing stances for informed voters and guiding campaign coverage across the region.
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Heritage funds spent improperly questioned in audit findings
Cedar Rapids Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard criticized the State Auditor's Office for not contacting law enforcement sooner about claims that former Heritage Area Agency on Aging director Tom Miskimen made 23284 in improper disbursements. The report cites questionable practices and 60370 in imprudent uses of agency funds including home improvements and payments to the Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging, where Miskimen was treasurer, with 7604 to the group and 6400 issued to himself. The audit covers 1993 to 1999. Miskimen resigned in 1999 and now works in Texas.
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Czech Village draws crowd for revitalize talk in Cedar Rapids
About 150 residents packed the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids for a 90 minute forum sponsored by The Gazette to discuss reviving Czech Village. Speakers included John Berge and Daniel Baldwin, plus Jennifer Pratt and Mike Dexter.
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Property tax rollback rises slightly for 2001 in Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue set the residential tax rate at 56.2651 percent for 2001, up from 54.852 but near the 56.4789 percent two years earlier. Farm buildings tax at the same rate, farm land at 100 percent, and commercial, industrial, rail, and utility properties remain without rollback. Taxes due in September 2001 and March 2002 depend on local budgets. Linn County Assessor Tom Brunow notes year-to-year increases in even-numbered cycles.
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Focused Ultrasound Therapy Tested For Breast Cancer
Ultrasound trials at MD Anderson and Brigham & Women’s Hospital seek a noninvasive alternative to surgery by cooking tumors with focused waves. Early results show tumor cells heated and altered, with safety questions and long-term effectiveness to be established. A Harvard study also reports benign breast fibroadenomas respond to the treatment, raising options for other cancers in time.
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