Iowa parks face multi year repair timeline under Branstad plan
Gov. Branstad's spokesman says major upgrades for Iowa state parks may wait two years or more as lawmakers push to advance repairs. DNR lists a 15 million wish list but funds rely on REAP and new infrastructure money while Sen. Murphy argues for 5 million in the coming fiscal year. A bipartisan infrastructure plan is expected to outline park funding.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Woolson
Larry Murphy
Doelwein
Senate Appropriations Committee
Murphy
Unabomber suspect linked to mailing area
Federal agents searched for proof Kaczynski left Montana to mail bombs as witnesses in Sacramento, California, recalled seeing him near the Royal Hotel and a Burger King. The last four bombs were mailed from Northern California, including Sacramento and the Bay Area, with two in 1993 and one each in 1994 and 1995.
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Helena
Mont
Theodore Kaczynski
Montana
Sacramento
Calif
Frank Hensley
Royal Hotel
Bis
Associated Press
Kaczynski
Hensley
Burger King
Mike Singh
Oakland
Medical food Cardia Salt Alternative raises debate
Cardia Salt Alternative, a salt substitute sold by doctors to help hypertension, blends nutrition with medicine. Critics call medical foods pricey gimmicks while supporters say the field could shape future diets and treatment.
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Washington
Scott Bass
Georgetown University
Cardia
Florida
Pennsylvania
Applied Microbiology
Tarrytown
N.Y
Fredric Price
Illinois lawmakers push marriage license denial for deadbeat parents
Chicago Tribune reports Illinois legislators propose denying marriage licenses to parents who owe child support. The plan would require notarized attestations and court checks, but critics warn of enforcement flaws and fairness, citing a weak support system and past challenges in Utah and Texas.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Beverly Fowell
Glen Ellyn
Illinois Senate
Utah
Paula Roberts
Washington, D.C
Roberts
Sony
Department of Public Aid
Adams Family Pioneers Highlighted by Heritage Museum
An exhibit at the Heritage Museum of Johnson County chronicles Ebenezer and Henrietta Adams who settled near Iowa in 1840. The display traces their story and their lineage with emphasis on early frontier life and local history.
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Ebenezer
Henrietta Adams
Iowa
Heritage Museum
Johnson County
New private land owners emerge in Russia farming sector
In Shchokino 2.5 acre shares mark the first time farm hands legally own land since 70 years. Yeltsin’s decree enables sale rent or mortgage while Communists push to renationalize farmland ahead of the June 16 elections. Gennady Zyuganov vows collective rights and opposition to private division.
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Shchokino
Russia
Valentina Martynova
Moscow
Nina Demidovich
Boris Yeltsin
Gennady Zyuganov
Yeltsin
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