Johnson County Housing Boom Faces Shifting Market
In Johnson County Iowa City area new housing surges with buyers seeking custom homes above 350000 as lot costs rise and larger homes ease in. Builders note high quality of life low rates and diverse options while rural counties show a 2005 to 2006 housing decline amid urban growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Joan Tiemeyer
Greater
Iowa City
Bockenstedt
Gary Frakes
The
Home Builders Association
Knapp remembered for leadership and community service
Jack Evans of the Hall-Perrine Foundation eulogizes Knapp as a energetic leader who led by example and shaped SCI Financial Group. Knapp, emeritus chairman, remained active after retirement. his son John helped build the company before its sale to Wells Fargo in 2001. Funeral services are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Jack Evans
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Knapp
SCI Financial
Evans
SCI
John Knapp
SCI Financial Group
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Chicago
Wells Fargo & Co
Coe College
James Phifer
Phifer
Studs Terkel
Coe
Cedar Memorial Grant Wood Chapel
Iowa towns struggle with uneven trash burn bans and enforcement
In Johnson County and surrounding areas, bans on trash burning are unevenly enforced as Lone Tree pushes an ordinance and Ely tightens controls. The DNR seeks a statewide ban while towns like Mechanicsville and Ely face complaints from residents about smoke and health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ryan
Lone Tree
State Department of Natural Resources
Johnson County
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
DNR
Christine Paulson
Paulson
DNA
Ely
Dale Stanek
Census Bureau
Stanek
Aaron Anderson
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Senate blocks Mexican truck pilot amid NAFTA dispute
U S senators 74 to 24 blocked funding for a Department of Transportation Mexican truck pilot and warned the program would not proceed in 2008. Critics cited safety fears after a deadly Mexican truck crash while supporters argued for NAFTA compliance and tighter oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Senate
House of Representatives
Department of Transportation
Yond
Congress
John Hill
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Byron Dorgan
John Cornyn
Texas
Corgan
North Dakota
Mexico
Detroit mayor embroiled in whistleblower verdict
A Wayne County jury awarded two former police officers 6.5 million dollars alleging illegal dismissal and whistleblower violations by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city. Kilpatrick denied the allegations and said the city would appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wayne County
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
Identities Confirmed of Two Missing Children
Remains found in a shallow grave near the Missouri River are identified as Sam and Lindsey Porter, two children last seen with their father Dan Porter in 2004. Dental records confirmed the ages seven and eight. Porter was later convicted in 2006 of parental kidnapping with intent to terrorize his ex-wife and received a 38 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Creek
Missouri River
Sam
Lindsey Porter
Tom Gentry
Independence Police Department
Dan Porter
Porter
Union seeks halt to Swift meatpacking raids in six states
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union asks a federal judge to stop immigration officials from conducting workplace raids alleged illegal. A suit to be filed in Amarillo, Texas, claims agents unlawfully detained workers and violated constitutional rights at six Swift & Co plants in December including Cactus Texas Grand Island Nebraska Greeley Colorado Hyrum Utah Marshalltown Iowa and Worthington Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
U.S. District Court
Amarillo
Texas
Swift & Co
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Cactus
Grand Island
Greeley
Colo
Hyrum
Utah
Marshalltown
Iowa
Worthington, Minn
Estrada Convicted in Manila and Sentenced to Life
Former president Joseph Estrada was found guilty on bribe and kickback charges and sentenced to life in prison in Manila after a six year trial. Estrada, a former action film star, was ousted in January 2001 by a non-violent popular uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Joseph Estrada
Estrada
People Power
Portuguese police refer McCann case to prosecutor
Lisbon police handed the results of their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann to prosecutors who will decide whether to press charges against her parents. An official said the file moves to the attorney general for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Madeleine McCann
Health insurance premiums rise 6.1 percent in 2006 survey
A Kaiser Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust survey shows employer premiums up 6.1 percent, the slowest since 1999, while wages and inflation lag. Firms report higher employee costs next year, deductibles up, and more cost sharing, fueling rising uninsured rates and stagnant earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClatchy
Washington
Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Research and Educational Trust
Quire
Drew Altman
The
Kaiser Foundation
Almanac predicts 2008 to be warmest in a century
Old Farmer's Almanac foresees a warm 2008 with a milder winter most places and below average snowfall except from northeast Texas to northern New England. It predicts a hot summer in many areas and more rain overall except Florida and the dry West, citing sunspots and meteorology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Farmer’s Almanac
Dublin
N.H
Old Farmer's Almanac
Texas
New England
Almanac
Upper Midwest
Florida
West
Also Mentioned on This Page
David
Dewitte
Gazettecommunications.com
George. Ford
Cations
Gazette
Russell Knapp
USS
United States
North America
Cornyn
NAFTA
Helmand
Afghanistan
John Pierce
BANK
Cedar Falls
Independence
Jesup
Lamont
Norway & Waterloo
Wang Ge Yim
Youpon
FDIC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!