Daily Archives: May 13, 2010

Neighbors Upset Dilapidated Home is Still Standing

CEDAR RAPIDS – Neighbors say the home at 1736 A Avenue Northeast in Cedar Rapids has been vacant for seven years, but the city won’t tear down a house unless it’s what the Cedar Rapids Code Enforcement calls a “nuisance.” … Continue reading

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Democratic senatorial candidates to debate May 27 in Cedar Rapids

Three Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate will participate in a forum at 7:30 p.m May 27 in Cedar Rapids. The forum with Roxanne Conlin, Tom Fiegen and Bob Krause will be sponsored by the League of … Continue reading

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Special Report: Teacher & Student Relationships

Editor’s Note: The names of the victim and abuser in this story have been changed. The abuser would not consent to an interview unless we concealed his identity. The Gazette does not identify victims of sexual assault. The abuser and … Continue reading

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Matthew 25 to host tool and plant sale Saturday

CEDAR RAPIDS  – The Matthew 25 Ministry Hub will host a Tool and Plant Sale and Open House event Saturday, May 15 to celebrate development of a Community Rebuilding Center, 225 K Ave. NW. “This is something we have wanted … Continue reading

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Area man sends food to Haiti

CEDAR RAPIDS—Dustin Lee found some time between running his two businesses and raising his three daughters to send a few meals to Haiti. Well, 249,480 meals to be exact. The 35-year-old businessman started the Cedar Rapids chapter of Kids Against … Continue reading

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Vangent employees charged with checking Obama records were fired

FINAL WRITETHRU: By Source Media Group The nine Iowa City-area Vangent employees accused of illegally accessing President Obama’s student loan records were all fired last year, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. Eileen Cassidy Rivera of the Arlington, Va.-based Vangent said … Continue reading

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Witnesses offer different stories on Agriprocessors immigration documents

WRITETHROUGH: By Josh Nelson and Jeff Reinitz Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier WATERLOO — Multiple applications and denials weren’t enough to deter Noe Castillo Ordonez from seeking work at the Agriprocessors meat packing plant. The first few times the then-17-year-old Castillo applied, … Continue reading

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Tama County Loses Out on Casino Bid

MESKWAKI PLEASED, TAMA BACKERS DISAPPOINTED UPDATE FROM JAMES Q. LYNCH on Meskwaki reaction: Tom Jochum, a lobbyist and consultant for the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, said the Meskwaki tribe was pleased with the commission’s rejection … Continue reading

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Vander Plaats to campaign in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats will make stops in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City next week as well as Waterloo, Marshalltown, Fort Madison, Burlington, Davenport, Johnston, Elma, West Des Moines, Iowa Falls, Randalia and Monroe. Vander Plaats, one … Continue reading

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Assistant Linn County attorney moves to Johnson County Attorney’s office

Assistant Linn County Attorney Susie Nehring is leaving the office after 14 years but she’s not going too far -  only down the Corridor to the Johnson County Attorney’s Office in Iowa City. Nehring said today she lives in Iowa … Continue reading

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