CSPS to become arts incubator with Legion Arts lead
The CSPS building in Cedar Rapids will be bought for about 575000 to create an arts incubator on the first floor with rehearsal and performance spaces for small arts groups. Legion Arts will sponsor workshops while the firehouse will host temporary artist residences. Work starts late 2010 with completion by October.
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Cha
Service Press
Herbert
Legion Arts
Id Slosiarek
the Gazette Legion Arts
CSPS
Baucus Health Plan Presses Toward Expanded Coverage
The plan by Senator Max Baucus would expand Medicaid and create cooperative insurance exchanges to cover nearly 30 million Americans, financed by provider cuts, new fees, and penalties. The CBO estimates 94 percent coverage by 2019 with substantial subsidies and employer mandates, while bipartisan prospects remain under discussion.
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Congressional Budget Office
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Baucus
Olympia Snowe
Maine
Gang of Six
CBO
FyreSTORM Seeks Federal Grant for Cedar Rapids Cable Network
FyreSTORM plans a three year build out to bring telephone data and Internet service via cable TV tech with Cedar Rapids as base and 100 to 150 new staff by year two. The company would donate fiber capacity to Robins for public safety links and aims to start customer connections in 2010, expanding to Iowa City later that year. Iowa has 19 of 2200 nationwide applicants seeking 28 billion.
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Alan Lucas
Fyrestorm
Lucas
Cedar Rapids
Robins
Iowa Communications Network
Iowa Telecommunications Services of
Newton
Iowa Health System of
Des Moines
City of
Davenport
Atkins Telephone Co
Shellsburg Cablevision
Larson Campaign Emphasizes Detail and Nonpartisan City Outlook
Larson pitches focus on public safety and infrastructure detailing past city service and the need to fix chronic street and sidewalk issues. He touts listening and communication skills and notes Corbett and Fagan have Republican-aligned backgrounds. He calls himself nonpartisan while working for ACT in Iowa City and predicts a mayoral runoff.
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Larson
Corbett
Fagan
Jim Leach
ACT
Iowa City
Marilyn
Fort Dodge
Bemidji State University
Cedar Rapids
Nine more join bias suit against Iowa state agencies
The Des Moines lawsuit accuses state agencies including Transportation Corrections Cultural Affairs Human Services Public Safety and Workforce Development of excluding African Americans from employment. Newkirk argues a private white affirmative action appears to favor less qualified applicants.
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Charlotte Eby
Jes
Mary Traywick
Waterloo
Promise Jobs
Traywick
Fontaine Walker
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Corrections
Walker
Officials warn of fake Amber Alerts in Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Safety cautions residents about false Amber Alerts circulating via email and text. A hoax claimed a 3 year old girl was taken in Monroe County by a man in a truck. Verify alerts with law enforcement or credible news sources.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Monroe County
Iowa
Indianola Principal Charged With Assault At Football Game
Police report Indianola High School principal John Monroe Jr. was charged with assault without injury after a Sept. 4 football game incident. Witnesses said Monroe grabbed a 15 year old student Zachary Miller by the hair and pulled him toward a chain link fence.
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Indianola
John Monroe Jr
Monroe
Zachary Miller
Miller
UNI student aims to be Cedar Falls' next mayor
A University of Northern Iowa junior, 22 year old Gage Reverts, filed to run for mayor of Cedar Falls. He seeks closer student city ties and would challenge incumbent Jon Crews, who is in his 12th term. filing closes today.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Gage Reverts
Reverts
Jon Crews
Crews
Rew
East Iowa pharmacist admits insurance scam
Patrick Slifka of Decorah pleaded guilty in Cedar Rapids federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for attempting to defraud Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield with fraudulent claims for unprescribed medications. The Cresco pharmacy worker faces charges tied to the scheme.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Matt Dummermuth
Cresco
Dummermuth
Patrick Slifka
Decorah
U.S. District Court
Slifka
Wellmark Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Montezuma Man Linked To Antifreeze Incident
Montezuma resident Ek R Winchell 20 was found naked bleeding and disoriented after reportedly drinking antifreeze. Dispatchers received calls at 5 21 am about the incident and a second caller said he roamed Montezuma. He was taken to Grinnell Regional Medical Center then Iowa City Hospitals.
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Montezuma
Derek R. Winchell
Poweshiek County
Winchell
North Fourth Street
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
University of Iowa
Iowa City
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