Corridor Forum Looks at Iowa Supreme Court Retention
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County and Iowans for Fair and Impartial Courts host a noon to 1 p.m. forum at Old Brick in Iowa City. Former Justice Linda Neuman and Iowa law professor John Whiston speak on the upcoming retention vote for three justices in the November 2 election. The event is open to the public and encourages brown bag lunches.
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Iowans For Fair and
Iowa Supreme Court
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Linda Neuman
University of Iowa Law
John Whiston
Fatal O.R. fire linked to oil on stove in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids fire officials say a May 10 blaze at 901 Oakland Rd NE killed Rodney L. Noye, 35, from smoke inhalation. The fire started when a stovetop burner was left on under a large pan of cooking oil, igniting flames that spread through the apartment.
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Trail sign grant eyed to aid Johnson County bikers
Coralville and Johnson County communities seek $15,600 in transportation enhancement funds from the Iowa DOT to buy 300 way finding signs for urbanized Johnson County including Coralville Tiffin North Liberty and Iowa City with a 20 percent local match. Coralville aims to install 14 to 20 signs by May or June.
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Tiffin
North Liberty
Iowa City
Sherri Proud
North Liberty enticement trial set for Nov 29
Darry Vincent Rodney Felgar 55 must face a jury trial in Johnson County District Court on Nov 29 after pleading not guilty to enticing a 15-year-old girl. He allegedly talked the teen from a Laundromat in North Liberty to his home Aug 30 and offered a dress to change into, without the mother’s authority or prior acquaintance.
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Sixth Judicial District
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Felgar
Viola Gibson students explore Great Depression as hobo lunch study
Fourth graders at Viola Gibson Elementary in Cedar Rapids used the Bringing History Home curriculum to relive the Dust Bowl era. They ate hobo packs, visited the Hoover Presidential Library, and learned via films, art, and songs about traveling workers and mutual aid.
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Gazette
Edar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids
Dust Bowl
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Herbert Hoover
Kevin Uhde
Nikole Slinger
Deb Siebenga
Probert
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funding released for Hancher and UI facilities
Iowa officials announced more than 152 million dollars will be allocated to the University of Iowa to reimburse flood damages from 2008. FEMA will cover 90 percent, with 124 million for Hancher Auditorium Voxman Music School and Clapp Recital Hall 27.05 million for the Art Building and 1.48 million for eight temporary chillers at the power plant.
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University of Iowa
Hancher
Iowa
Tom Harkin
2Nd District
Dave Loebsack
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Hancher Auditorium
Voxman Music School
Clapp Recital Hall
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