Ballpark plan in Cedar Rapids hinges on local tax levy
A four year, 14 million stadium drive faces opponents who claim many unknowns. Proponents cite a three point two million state grant, four point eight million from a special levy, four million from the baseball club and private gifts to cover two million, with naming rights possibly at two million.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
ALOT
Cedar Rapids Baseball Club
Veterans Memorial Commission
Citizens For the Stadium Committee
Koi Ponds Invite Birds and Wolves of Wildlife
Editorial notes backyard koi ponds lure great blue herons and raccoons as costly predators. A Chicago man reports $3,000 worth of koi lost while federal protections deter harming the birds. Natural warnings urge nets or decoys, as wildlife reclaim the pond dining room.
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Chicago Tribune
Net metering debate pits Iowa utilities against users
The piece argues net metering reduces bills but faces opposition from MidAmerican Energy and Alliant in Iowa. It cites ongoing legal fights since 1983, the Eldora New Providence School District proposal, and calls for public action via the Iowa Utilities Board. Tom Snyder of Dyersville, an IRENEW member, supports the stance.
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Iowa
Eldora-New Providence
MidAmerican Energy
MidAmerican
Iowa Supreme Court
Eldora New Providence
Alliant
Paul Gipe
California
United States
Gipe
Environmental Defense Fund
Iowa Utilities Board
Tom Snyder
Dyersville
Irenew
Iowa Renewable Energy Association
How TV killed the conventions
Opinion piece arguing television destroyed party nominating conventions. It traces origins from 1832 to 1972 CBS schedule scandals, the rise of primaries as TV friendly events, and the shift of influence from parties to networks, noting dwindling convention viewership and the shift to primaries for nominations.
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Devil TV
Dennis Hastert
R, Ill
Philadelphia
Nixon
Agnew
Miami Beach
CBS
Ford
Jerry Ford
Gumball
Andrew Jackson
Baltimore
John C. Calhoun
Martin van Buren
Calhoun
Television
George W. Bush
al Gore
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Keep unprincipled lobbyists away from our government
Opinion letter from Joe Nemec of Marion alleging disregard for the U S Constitution and stare decisis by courts and lawmakers. He calls for barring lobbyists who disrupt principles from influencing government activity.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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