Tyco Execs Sentenced in Company Looting Case
Former Tyco CEO L Dennis Kozlowski and former finance chief Mark Swartz each received up to 25 years in prison for looting Tyco of hundreds of millions of dollars. The sentences come after an extensive legal process detailing extravagant spending and corporate misconduct.
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Lawsuit challenges archdiocese over 1962 abuse claims
In June 2004 Jim Cummins of Dallas filed a sexual abuse suit in Cedar Rapids accusing two Dubuque priests of drunkenly dancing in their underwear. The Archdiocese seeks dismissal as time barred. Johnson County to plan new health building as land talks continue. FBI taps Iowa State President Geoffroy for higher education security board.
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Cedar Rapids
Dallas
Archdiocese of
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Johnson County
FBI
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Iowa State University
Gregory Geoffroy
Money Western Store Closes After Lease Not Renewed
Western World in Iowa City ends 34 years of operation as owner Wally Andrus declines renewal. Liquidation sale starts Thursday with the 426 Highway 1 store set to close around December 1. In other news, Jamie Pollard was introduced as Iowa State's new athletics director effective October 1.
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Grant Wood portrait scandal prompts Cedar Rapids exit
In 1928 Grant Wood created a cartoon style nude of Charles Manson executive secretary of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Manson left the dinner embarrassed resigned from his post and left Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hosts Grant Wood at 5 Turner Alley through Dec 4 with discussion in the exhibit catalog on page 39.
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Gazette Communications Inc public notice details
The Gazette published in Cedar Rapids Iowa lists postal and subscription rates for various delivery options. It provides contact numbers for subscription service and references Associated Press republication rights and postmaster address.
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Contact details and directory listing for Gazette media
General contact numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices are listed along with toll free lines and circulation contact. The page directs readers to GazetteOnline.com for a complete company directory and email addresses.
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Gazette Promotes Recycling and Soybean Ink Use
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It invites readers to drop newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearest recycling locations.
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Blame game controversy after Katrina and Bush response
Column argues the phrase blame game masks a deeper failure in federal response to Katrina. It praises Bush for accepting responsibility while criticizing defenders who resist accountability and warn of national security gaps revealed by FEMA leadership under Homeland Security.
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Scott McClellan
Katrina
David Copperfield
McClellan
Bush
George W. Bush
Thursday
New Orleans
Feds
Department of Homeland Security
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Michael D. Brown
Brown
Homeland Security
Evacuations under way as Rita nears Florida Keys
Tropical Storm Rita strengthens in the Bahamas and threatens to become a hurricane with a potential eight foot surge. Keys residents board up, evacuate as Hurricane warnings cover the Keys and Miami Dade. Traffic exits Keys as gas lines form and Bahamas schools close.
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Miami-Dade County
Hurricane Center
Miami-Dade
Miami Beach
Louisiana
Mississippi
Duval Street
Jeb Bush
Highway Patrol
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John Williams
Rita strengthens into tropical storm threatening Florida Keys
Tropical Storm Rita nears Key West with potential to become a hurricane by Tuesday. Forecasts place Rita near the Keys with heavy rain possible. 6 to 15 inches in the Keys and 3 to 5 inches across southern Florida. Lisa Sparks married Monday on the Key West beach and teased naming a daughter Rita.
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Lisa Sparks
Key West
Rita
Keys
Florida
FEG Sues Club for Growth Over Campaign Finance Limits
The Federal Election Commission sues the Club for Growth in U S District Court Washington to force compliance with campaign finance limits. The group spent about 21 million dollars in the 2003 04 election cycle and may need to register as a political committee.
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Federal Election Commission
U.S. District
Club For Growth
FEC
Commission
Michael Toner
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