Iowa lawmakers visit Honduras and Nicaragua for Central America talks
A group of 20 Iowans including four legislators traveled July 7 to 15 to Honduras and Nicaragua to meet officials from both countries, U.S. diplomats, and local groups. They criticized U.S. policy and described confrontations with contras, Sandinistas, and military presence, noting aid priorities and health concerns amid ongoing tensions in the region. Beverly Hannon of Anamosa, a two year Iowa Senate member and Human Resources chair, participated.
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Nicaragua
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Iowa Guard
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Ortega
Obando Y Bravo
Central America
United States
Tegucigalpa
Holiday Inn
John Forch
Ferch
General Gast
National Security Assistance
Latin America
Panama
Galvin
Agency For International Development
Foreign Service
Honduran
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Palmerola
Weinberger
CIA
Pentagon
Beverly Hannon
Anamosa
Iowa Senate
Senate
Bethphage group home plan faces local zoning and funding questions
A District Advisory Board recounts Bethphage Mission’s plan to build five eight bed group homes in Cedar Rapids and three in Kalona for severely retarded adults. The project, backed by 2.5 million dollars financing and 66 permanent jobs, relies on Title 19 funds and county contributions and faces zoning exemption issues under 1983 Iowa law.
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Mental Health
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Department of Human Services
Glenwood
Woodward
Bethphage
Linn County
Lutheran Church
Iowa Department of
Gramm-Rudman
Restrictions on group homes and neighborhood covenants in Cedar Rapids
Kent A. Jackson notes covenants in neighborhoods specify minimum home sizes with no maximum limits. Bethphage plans five group homes to open within a year, while local residents voice concerns about compatibility. Jackson, DMRDD Advisory Board chair, leads Linn County residential services.
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MH/MR
Bethphage Mission
Cedar Rapids
Kent A. Jackson
Linn County Department of Human Resources Management
Mull Over Not Always The Best Word Choice In Headlines
Carl Kane muses on the word mull and its varied meanings from weighing options to spiced drinks and mortar mixing. He notes how editors shorten phrases and suggests mull offers color though over is not required. The piece promotes Kane’s Write Right collections and ordering details.
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Cedar Falls
Monticello
Mull
Scotland
Carl Kane
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Donald Kaul
the Gazette
Kaul
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