Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Home Valuations Rise
Cedar Rapids residential valuations are up an average 6.5 percent for the 2008 tax year, per City Assessor Scott Labus, signaling higher property taxes if your home’s value increases. Iowa City sees a 7.5 percent average rise per Assessor Denny Baldridge, with Linn County outside Cedar Rapids affected.
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Home valuations to rise July 1 in Iowa counties
Linn County outside Cedar Rapids projects average 6.5 percent home value increases. Iowa City and Johnson County outside Iowa City expect about 7.5 percent gains, with higher rises north of Iowa City and lower to the south. Linn County Assessor Tom Brunow and Johnson County Assessor Bill Greazel say adjustments will not be uniform across properties. Valuations, page 6A.
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Valuation Change Noted By Cedar Rapids Assessor
The Cedar Rapids Assessor's Office reports a valuation update increasing value to 130000 dollars with a 6.5 percent rise resulting in 138450 dollars. The notice confirms the new assessed total and percentage change for the property.
Life Lessons Faith and Values at Home
Tracy and Wayne Fisher attend church irregularly but teach their three daughters age 10 8 and 16 months about Christian values at home. Religious leaders emphasize reinforcing lessons in the home beyond services to deepen a child’s understanding and behavior. Rabbi Aaron Sherman of Temple Judah notes home reinforcement enhances what is learned in church. LIFE LESSONS, PAGE 6A.
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Grade-school rematch sets up old arm-wrestling faceoff
Todd Lehr, 36,, seeks redemption against Tina Palmer from a 1980s Mount Vernon gym class rematch. Lehr, now living in San Jose, Calif., says he wants to settle the past and move on after the original defeat to Palmer, whom he previously faced in fourth grade.
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Arm-wrestling rematch to aid cancer society
Tina Palmer of Cedar Rapids and Todd Lehr of San Jose will meet in a charity rematch at 3 p.m. after an earlier fourth grade bout in Mount Vernon. An 18 admission is free and third through fifth graders can enter a 2:30 p.m. arm-wrestling event.
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Military changes repatriation of fallen troops
After four years in the Iraq war era, the U S government now uses charter jets to bring back fallen service members to families and meets the caskets with honor guards. The policy, effective since January, also covers Afghanistan fatalities and follows a father's campaign against unloading bodies by baggage handlers.
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