Grant Wood elementary expands with $700000 boost
The Iowa City district will add a 13,000-square-foot gym, a preschool program, and classroom renovations at Grant Wood Elementary. Funds of 700000 come from various agencies, with 325000 from a community block grant and 460000 from city coffers. A geothermal system under nearby Fairmeadows Park will be installed, with horizontal wells to cut costs. Construction targets winter 2006, part of a 39 million bond plan.
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Veterans for Bush to unveil Iowa leadership team
Retired Air Force Captain Scott O Grady and retired Major General Evan Hultman will announce the Iowa Veterans for Bush leadership team today at 1 30 p m at Veterans Memorial Stadium Cedar Rapids. O Grady survived six days behind enemy lines in Bosnia in 1995 after his F 16 was shot down. Hultman began his Army career in 1943 and rose to command the 88th U S Army Reserve command. Senator John Edwards will campaign in Waterloo and Des Moines on Sunday with stops announced later.
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Commentator Hightower to headline Gluba reception
Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower will headline a Davenport fundraiser for Bill Gluba in Iowa's 1st District. The Aug 27 reception at Betten dorm? Betenderff home. tickets from 100 to 250 dollars. RSVP to Judy Bromley at (563) 459 6558.
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Richards urges women to vote Kerry in Iowa visit
Former Texas governor Ann Richards told about 130 at The History Center in Cedar Rapids that undecided women could swing the election to John Kerry. She urged reaching out to women shoppers and workers facing wage pressure amid rising costs and war funding. Richards praised Kerry's economic plan while criticizing Bush policy, saying the economy would improve if Kerry is elected.
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