Candidates begin filing for I.G. council race
Three of 21 potential candidates filed paperwork for the November 4 election in Iowa City. Incumbents Ross Wilburn and Irvin Pfath plus Dean Shannon of the Planning and Zoning Commission filed. Signatures were checked locally. filings must be submitted to the Johnson County auditor by August 29.
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Frank Gluck
Gazette
Iowa City
Ross Wilburn
Irvin Pfath
Dean Shannon
Marian Karr
Karr
Johnson County
Wilburn
Pfath
Dee Vanderhoef
Steven Kanner
Ernie Lehman
Connie Champion
Champion
Lehman
Graham outlines plan for prosperity in Iowa tour
Presidential hopeful Bob Graham and family meet residents at Lake Macbride State Park and Amana as they tour Iowa. He promotes middle class tax relief, public works jobs, futurist investment, and a balanced budget while opposing the Iraq War. Adele Graham says voters should scrutinize candidates' families. The traveling Graham clan aims to persuade caucus-goers that Graham is best prepared with foreign policy experience.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette Solon
Bob Graham
America
Florida
Lake Macbride State Park
Graham
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin
Bush
Adele
Iowa
Grahams
Adele Graham
David Wallace
the Gazette
Melissa McCullough
Hingham
Mass
Lake Macbride
Ansley
Adele Gibson
Great Falls
Caroline McCullough
Solon
Amana
Intelligence Committee
Julie Stauch
Ammonia Leak Evacuates Tama Iowa Quality Beef Plant
The Tama Fire Department responded to an ammonia leak at the Iowa Quality Beef plant in Tama. The facility was evacuated and ventilated with no injuries reported. About 240 workers were employed at the plant which opened July 21 in the former Tama Beef plant, west of Cedar Rapids.
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Tama
Iowa Quality
Tama Fire Department
Iowa Quality Beef
Tama Beef
Cedar Rapids
Mike Deupree’s World View Column Noted on Page 1B
The Gazette features Mike Deupree’s column described as a Lowan perspective on how the world functions or fails to. Readers are invited to read his weekly take on life, society, and current events from his distinctive stance.
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Mike Deupree
The
Gazette
Mike
Lowan
Cedar Rapids school board to raise levy without election
The Cedar Rapids school board voted to declare its intention to increase and extend the instructional support levy for three years without a public election. A hearing is set for Aug 25 at 7 p.m. with a final vote after feedback. the current levy expires June 30, 2004. The district seeks about $620,000 more, raising the levy to 7 percent of the general fund, costing about 14 cents more per $1,000 tax bill.
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Janet Borholm Vue
Cedar Rapids
Keith Westercamp
Ann Rosenthal
Doug Henderson
Richard Bradford
Susan McDermott
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NCAA
Sierra Dr. NE
Livingston
7Th Ave
Marion
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Todd
New Hartford
Butler County
Todd Johnson
University Hospitals
C.R. School Board
ISS
Janet.rorholm
Dr. Berns
Jeff
Kathy Schumacher
1St Ave
Ny State
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Coralville
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