Iowa guard specialist to return home with newborn in Springville
Shannon a 26 year old Iowa National Guard specialist with the 109th Medical Battalion based in Iowa City expects to return next April. He will complete two weeks with his newborn daughter before heading back to Iraq and plans to resume studies at Kirkwood Community College. Rebecca 25 works in Hills Bank mortgage in Coralville and relies on family and Springville Fire Department support during his deployment.
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Do not call list rules move forward amid court challenges
Telemarketers must start honoring the do not call list as of Wednesday despite two rulings last week that blocked FTC enforcement. Congress and the White House moved quickly to authorize the FTC to run the list, while courts split on its constitutionality and authority.
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RiverRun plans face new timetable eyed for Nov 12
RiverRun board chair forecasts revised Cedar Rapids project plans by November 12 after voters rejected a 1 percent local option sales tax that would have funded about 42 million. City leaders meet with Vision Iowa process officials as neighboring cities seek remaining funds and funding gaps emerge.
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ICN Network at crossroads as 10th anniversary nears
Iowa leaders weigh selling ICN fiber assets while protecting key aims. House Speaker Christopher Rants and Rep. Bill Dix back options but warn of rights of way, state contracts, and security concerns. Governor Vilsack supports sale only if it preserves distance learning, homeland security, and rural high speed access.
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Values Fund Seeks New Funding Source for 2004 Session
Rep Clarence Hoffman doubts revision in an election year while Mike Blouin, director of the Department of Economic Development, grows optimistic about remote sales tax revenues. He plans to run the program 18 more months under the June legislative structure, warning that without end year two sales tax, the cup board's bare.
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