Auditor Stockett urged ethics breach questioned by Gazette
The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board reminded Johnson County Auditor Tom Stockett that circulating his re election petitions at the county office violated rules and risked pressuring staff. Stockett, in office since 1977, denied wrongdoing though the incident drew ethics scrutiny and no discipline was planned.
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Johnson County
Tom Stockett
Gazette
Stackett
Stockett
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Johnson County set to vote on justice center bond this fall
Johnson County supervisors reach consensus to hold a November bond referendum for up to 46.8 million for a new jail and court facilities after Treasurer Kriz cautions only about 1.3 million may be spent upfront without policy or bond rating risk.
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Johnson County
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Terrence Neuzil
Neuzil
Justice Center
Tom Kriz
Kriz
Letters urging Cedar Rapids support for school redistricting
The writer thanks Polk Elementary supporters and invites attendance at the Grant Wood Area Education Agency meeting to vote on redistricting and proposed school closures. The message targets parents, residents, and taxpayers and urges public participation.
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Polk Elementary School
Grant Wood Area
Jaime Guffey
Cedar Rapids
Polk School Closure Debate Questions Criteria Used
Readers critique Polk Elementary closure in a Feb 28 article noting 13 of 24 schools are not identified as needing assistance. The critic argues academic success was not a criterion for closure and questions fairness and standards used in district decisions.
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Polk
Mary Ellen Maske
Maske
Garfield and Polk enrollment clash over district closings
The letter questions Polk area attendance impact and criticizes President Laverty for defending Polk closure. It cites Garfield losing over 100 students since 2007 and Polk four, urging discussion of proven history rather than “what-ifs” and arguing about enrollment and facilities.
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Polk
Garfield
John Laverty
Civil War Update and open access questions
James Ware questions whether closed-door committees fully understood the financial issues and if their suggestions hold value. He suggests that public access might have been limited to explain why the public was excluded from the process.
Obama blamed for rising gas prices in 2012 comments
Reader opines that gas prices are driven by policy under President Obama rather than Bush and Cheney, cites January 2009 price of 1.84, questions Gulf Coast pipeline denial, and argues for natural gas and algae as solutions.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Bush
Cheney
Florida
U.S
Canada
Gulf
Shifting reasons behind plan to close Polk
At the last school board meeting the question was raised why not Garfield. Administrators cited Garfield has more dots on the map with dispersed children and greater development potential, while Polk offered no development prospects.
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Garfield
Polk
Postville raid taints nominee Rose for federal judgeship
Rockne Cole, Iowa City lawyer, claims President Obama erred in nominating Stephanie Rose to a U S District Court seat in the Southern District of Iowa citing the 2008 Postville immigration raid and its alleged abuses Rosana Mejia and her child faced after being deported Rose and colleagues are urged to acknowledge alleged injustices and abstain from endorsement
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Postville
Stephanie Rose
Town
Obama
Iowa
Rosana Mejia
Guatemala
Rosana
Cattle Congress
U.S
Jessica
Des Moines Register
Sonia Parras Konrad
Decorah
Iowa needs a better bottle bill
Guest column from Troy Willard of Cedar Rapids argues for expanding Iowa’s Bottle Bill to include non carbonated beverages. He cites 86 percent recovery under the deposit system and suggests a better Bottle Bill could recover about 500 million containers, funding redemption centers and promoting recycling without harming taxpayers.
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Can
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Delaware
Selzer & Co
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