Ilten Wins At Large Cedar Rapids School Board Seat
Cedar Rapids police officer Jeff Ilten was elected to the Cedar Rapids school district at large seat in the district’s sole contested race. Voter turnout in Linn County reached a record low of 3.1 percent, lower than the 3.7 percent turnout in the 2001 terrorist attack year. Auditor Linda Langenberg criticized the turnout as insufficient for funding schools.
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Iowa City School Board Re Elects Incumbents
Incumbents Janet Leff and Peter Wallace win re election over Mary Vasey and Randy Rogers as they campaign with brochures and newspaper ads. District plans 40 million dollars in upcoming construction projects. Wallace calls the result numb but celebratory and credits personal endorsements over calls or yard signs.
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Marion passes levy extension rounds up Cedar Rapids races
A roundup of races in Eastern Iowa reports Marion approving a levy extension while Bullis and Walters win seats in Marion City and Cedar Rapids boards. A board chair was unseated in Kirkwood, with precinct results across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City detailed.
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Prohibited items still seized at Iowa airports after 9 11
TSA officials report 1 400 items confiscated in July at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities International Airport in Moline. Director Julio Garcia cites complacency as a key factor as security tightened since the September 11 attacks.
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Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
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Airport security costs rise with FAA grants and carryover
Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids spent 1,061,126 on security capital projects since Sept 11 2001 funded by FAA grants. An additional 622,415 went to security operating costs with 491,527 repaid by grants leaving 130,888 to be covered by the airport amid a surge of holiday travelers. TSA at Quad Cities seized a gun from an antique dealer while most items are knives or hazardous liquids. Mark Ekstrom notes many confiscations involve butane lighters and similar items and says passengers can mail back confiscated items with exceptions for illegal blades over 3 inches and possible local law enforcement referrals.
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Cedar Rapids
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War fears grow as Iraq conflict raises terrorism concerns
A survey shows nearly half of Americans believe the Iraq war raises terrorism risks. The 2A Architect project for rebuilding the World Trade Center remains largely intact amid ongoing discussions. Planned 9/11 ceremonies in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City are noted.
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Coming Thursday Remembering 9 11 in Iowa
Eastern Iowans recall the events of September 11 as writers examine post 9 11 America and the ongoing effort to secure the nation. The feature reflects on the national response and local perspectives from Iowa communities.
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Boston Archdiocese to pay 85 million to 552 abuse victims
The Boston Archdiocese agreed to an 85 million payout to 552 people who allege sexual abuse by priests. The settlement, the largest publicly disclosed U S diocese payout for molestation charges, aims to acknowledge victims and curb future abuse while allowing the church to move forward.
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Clergy Abuse Settlement Awards Set In Mediation
Victims will receive awards from eighty thousand to three hundred thousand dollars based on abuse type duration and injury. Plaintiffs' parents get twenty thousand. The archdiocese offers ongoing counseling and advisory-board roles for several victims alongside mediation.
Iowa stem cell ban hampers UI research recruitment
Iowa's embryo stem cell ban chills University of Iowa research efforts. Dean Jean Robillard says the 2002 law criminalizing such work will likely scare away pharmaceutical researchers and impede retention and recruitment at UI Carver College of Medicine.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Jean Robillard
UI Carver College of Medicine
Stem Cells and Cloning Policy Sparks Expansion Debate
The piece explains stem cell renewal in human embryos and the limits of adult stem cells. It contrasts reproductive cloning with therapeutic cloning and notes interest from high tech firms seeking to expand into states allowing therapeutic research. The law's restrictiveness may hinder stem cell progress.
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