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Hiawatha soldier into ‘Hall of Heroes’

RELEASE FROM AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON — Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta’s decision to risk his life so others could live placed him “squarely among the most magnificent of those … Continue reading

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Giunta and family have mixed emotions about Medal of Honor

————— By Orlan Love/SourceMedia Group News HIAWATHA — Unlike ceremonies for other prestigious awards — the Heisman, Pulitzer or Oscar, for example — there will be no joy today (Nov. 16, 2010) when Hiawatha soldier Sal Giunta accepts the nation’s … Continue reading

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Process begins now to replace 3 justices

By Trish Mehaffey/SourceMedia Group News What happens now that three justices have been booted off the state’s Supreme Court? First of all, the three — Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices Michael Streit and David Baker, who lives in Cedar … Continue reading

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Former labor leader to prison for 3 years

FROM U.S. Attorney’s Release : — CEDAR RAPIDS — Alan Bernard, the former executive director of the Hawkeye Labor Council, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for defrauding the Labor Council and committing identity theft … Continue reading

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Dubuque man guilty of crack cocaine near playground

CEDAR RAPIDS — Tim Anderson, 30, of Dubuque, pleaded guilty Monday (Sept. 20) in federal court to distributing crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of a playground. At a plea hearing in Cedar Rapids, Anderson admitted that he distributed 1.62 grams … Continue reading

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DeMuth will not face trial on vandalism to UI lab

UPDATE at 8:35 p.m.– INSAERTING UI COMMENT, paragraphs 8 and 9 and adding Diane Heldt credit line at bottom. ———————- By Brian Wellner Quad-City Times DAVENPORT — A Minnesota man accused in connection with a 2004 break-in at a University … Continue reading

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Man faces prison for sexually explicit photo threat

FROM A U.S. ATTORNEY’S RELEASE: ————– CEDAR RAPIDS — A man who attempted to extort his former girlfriend by threatening to post a sexually explicit photo of her taken when she was a minor pleaded guilty to charges in federal … Continue reading

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Jury finds Iowa City woman guilty in Obama records case

UPDATED BY MARY SHARP AT 6:35 p.m. w/ STORY FROM Q-C TIMES: ——— By Brian Wellner Quad-City Times DAVENPORT — A jury found an Iowa City woman guilty Wednesday of illegally accessing President Barack Obama’s student loan records. Sandra Teague, … Continue reading

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Waterloo considering red-light traffic cameras

By Tim Jamison Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier WATERLOO — The city is entertaining plans for cameras to catch and ticket speeding motorists and those running red lights. Waterloo City Council members received a sales pitch Monday from representatives of Gatso USA … Continue reading

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Miell sentencing hearing starts Tuesday

CEDAR RAPIDS — The sentencing hearing for Cedar Rapids landlord Robert Miell is scheduled to begin Tuesday (8/17) in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. The sentencing hearing is expected to take two or three days. Miell, once Linn County’s … Continue reading

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