after most of the people had spoken, jodi lockwood, who originally brought the claim, got up to withdraw it. the committee still officially had to vote, though, "i think what stuck out most to me was just the fact of how much this book can really impact people. there were so many people who said they read this book, and realized tried to withdraw her request at the end of the meeting. she also asked for teachers to do more to give parents the heads up when they're assigning books with content like this one. that, however, is matter of policy, and not something this particular committee can deal with. from the telegraph herald newsroom in dubuque, brad hanson, news 7 kwwl. keep in mind, any sort of proposed policy change must always go directly more than 100- employees in the area will soon be without of in cedar rapids. the company will be offering separation benefits for those 120 laid off employees. a man who police say received child porn is sentenced today. 60-year-old forrest rindels -- of waterloo -- will spend five years in federal prison. rindels was sentenced following a guilty