Midwest institutions share 1.47 million biodefense planning grant
The University of Iowa University of Kansas Wichita State University Veterans Affairs Medical Center and five Midwestern institutions will share a 1.47 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The funds support planning for a Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research.
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University of Kansas
Wichita State University
Red Cross Volunteers Deployed to Indiana Flood Response
Three volunteers from Eastern Iowa's Grant Wood chapter were sent to south central Indiana to assist flood relief. Nadine Hollis will assess immediate family needs, while Diane and Leo Mark handle financial and service data management.
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Swisher
American Red Cross
Grant Wood Area
Johnson and Linn
Angela Schmucker
Grant Wood
Former lawyer pleads guilty to drug use and firearms
Michael Eganhouse, 46, of 3110 Terry Dr SE Cedar Rapids, admitted in U.S. District Court to unlawfully using marijuana on Aug 26, 2002 and possessing a pistol and two rifles at his home. He remains free on bond and faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.
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Cedar Rapids
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Fitness testing eyed for Iowa police departments
Cedar Rapids and North Liberty police plan annual fitness tests for officers, aligning with Iowa Law Enforcement Academy standards. The move aims to address stress and physical demands of the job, with passers earning a paid day off. statewide mandates remain under consideration but are not pursued now.
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Edar Rapids
Mike Wallerstedt
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Cedar Rapids
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Linn
Johnson
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Glen Fox
Jim Warkentin
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Warkentin
Penny Westfall
Labels and politics a reader of the Gazette weighs in
Mike Deupree’s column discusses how dictionary meanings fail to match political usage. Readers propose examples and debate fair labeling, including neo conservatives and a noted Volvo plate clue from Iowa.
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