Compromise boiler rule faces Linn County public hearing
The 105 page compromise ordinance would regulate wood burning boilers for the first time. It sets a 15 foot smokestack rule for units on agricultural property within 500 feet of a neighbor’s home and stems from a public health stance after earlier proposals. Jim Hodina of the environmental services division notes the plan’s intent and hearings ahead.
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Adam Belt
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Public Health
Linn County
Jim Hodina
Public Health Department
Public hearing on wood-fired boiler ordinance set for Tuesday
The first public hearing on the proposed wood-fired boiler ordinance is Tuesday at 5 30 p m at Roosevelt Middle School Cedar Rapids 300 13th St NW In front of Roosevelt and the architect says county has no more than 200 boilers about two thirds in ag areas under sewer upgrades Parking behind the health department or on surrounding streets suggested Attend the meeting in cultural property.
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Roosevelt Middle School
13Th St. NW
Cedar Rapids
13Th Street
Roosevelt
Health Department
Iowa weekly newspapers stay afloat amid economy and ad shifts
Iowa weekly papers weather a rough ad market with lean operations and strong local business ties. Mount Vernon Lisbon Sun publisher Jake Krob notes stable revenue, low auto ad reliance, and ongoing postal costs while agriculture sustains regional demand.
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Iowa
Chris Mudge
The
Iowa Newspaper Association
Mudge
Jake Krob
Stuart Clark
Mount Vernon-Lisbon
Krob
Nation
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Mount Vernon Sun
White House signals shift on public health option
The Obama administration indicates readiness to drop a government run health plan amid GOP pressure and public unease. Officials keep open the possibility of cooperatives as a compromise, with Health Secretary Sebelius calling a public option "not essential." A Conrad proposal hints at consumer owned alternatives.
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Philip Elliott
Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Schools gear up for HINT flu shots
Hundreds of schools prepare for fall flu shot clinics as federal shipments begin mid October. An AP review shows nearly 3 million students in districts ready to offer vaccines, with three quarters of districts polled by the National School Boards Association agreeing to in school vaccination. South Carolina plans at least one clinic in each of its 85 districts. South Dakota expands to offer both regular and swine flu vaccines in many schools.
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Washington
Associated Press
National School Boards Association
South Carolina
Jim Rex
South Dakota
Doneen Hollingsworth
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