Looking in at Iowa

From Country Home magazine:

Across the nation, people are looking for ways to shrink their proverbial footprint. And along with that push to live a little closer to the Three-R mantra (reduce, reuse and recycle), Americans are asking their communities to think green, too. That prompted our second annual Best Green Places report, which analyzed hundreds of cities on key points, such as official energy policies, green power, green buildings, and the availability of fresh, locally grown food.

And this page:

2008 City Rankings

Top 25 Green Cities in America

1. Corvallis, OR

2. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR

3. Bellingham, WA … 16. Salem, OR 17. Madison, WI 18. Iowa City, IA 19. Ames, IA 20. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA …

From release, Prescribed Fire Planned at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Spring 2008:

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site will burn 40 acres of the 81-acre tallgrass prairie located on the site. The staff plans to conduct the prescribed fire sometime between early April and mid May of 2008. According to Neil Korsmo, Chief Ranger at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, “Weather conditions and safety considerations will determine the exact date and time of the fire.” …

From U.S. District Court - Southern District of Iowa:

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
FOUNDATION, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.,
Defendant.
)
Civil Action No. 4:08-cv-119
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

… Defendant Senju is a Japanese business entity, having its principal place of business at Sunju Hashido-Cho 23, Adach-Ku Tokyo, Japan 1208555. ..

ISURF has been assigned the patents, including the right to sue, emanating from the research of Iver E. Anderson, Frederick G. Yost, John F. Smith, Chad M. Miller and Robert L. Terpstra relating to lead-free solder. …

Senju is infringing certain claims of United States Patent 5,527,628 and has induced others to infringe this patent by making, selling, distributing, importing and/or using within this judicial district and elsewhere throughout the United States product that infringes ISURF’s patent which has not been accounted for or paid for under Senju’s sublicense. …

More information about Patent 5,527,628 from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

From Iowa Department of Public Safety Missing Person Information Clearinghouse:

Ashley Lewis [16] was reported missing to the Cedar Rapids Police Department, in Cedar Rapids on Mar 23, 2008. …

UPDATE late a.m., 3/25: Record has been removed from Iowa DPS Web site.