Singing telegram mocks Statehouse dispute with light joke
Iowa Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell received a singing telegram allegedly from House Speaker Don Avenson mocking the move to push officials out of the Statehouse. The spoof references packing up the office and spending, with a signature reading SOTH as a gag, though no one admits authoring it.
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Iowa
Mary Jane Odell
Statehouse
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Soth
Odell
Burlington woman dies in Iowa City crash on Highway 6 West
A 62 year old Burlington woman, Rachel B Waterman, died after her van collided with a semi on Highway 6 West in Iowa City around 7 am. The semi driven by Frederick R Ellis of Burlington Wisconsin crossed the center line on a rain slick curve. Ellis faces charges for failure to maintain control and a logbook violation. The IS Patrol aided the investigation.
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Burlington
Iowa City
Rachel B. Waterman
University Hospitals
University of Iowa
Westlawn
Waterman
T. Immermann
DFC Transport
Frederick R. Ellis
Wis
Immermann
Arthur John Gebel
Lawler
Saratoga
Howard County
Iowa State Patrol
Brett Alan Kraft
Riceville
Gebel
Kraft
Oelwein Railroad Days Seeks Volunteers for Event
OELWEIN Oelwein Railroad Days Inc. seeks volunteers to staff the August 16 event with steam train rides on the Valesh Line from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dr. Keith Valesh provides rides. Shifts are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Paul Danielson at 283-1271.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Railroad Days Inc
Valesh
Oelwein City Park
Highway 150
Keith Valesh
Oelwein Railroad Days
Paul Danielson
Storm Damage Falls Across Iowa From Northwest Storm
Iowa utilities faced 4 to 5 million dollars in central region repairs and 25 to 50 million in IPS damages after a July 28 storm. Most destruction was minor with fallen limbs and shingles. some areas like Woodbury County saw up to 1.5 million in damage. A Chicago & North Western train fell 185 feet into the Des Moines River, with damages still undetermined.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Power
Lynn Vorbrich
Iowa Public Service
Sioux City
IPS
Dennis Hart
Hart
Woodbury
Iowa Agricultural Statistics
Vorbrich
Grinnell
Montezuma
Chicago & North Western
Boone
C&nw
Tauke pushes tax break for home refinancing points
Rep. Tom Tauke and Sherwood Boehlert co sponsor legislation to allow homeowners who refinance to deduct points in full in the year paid. Tauke says IRS ruling treating refinancing points differently hurts millions of homeowners and aims to mirror treatment for new mortgages. He notes growing congressional support to change the IRS rule.
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Tom Tauke
Iowa
Internal Revenue Service
Tauke
New York
Sherwood Boehlert
IRS
Congress
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