Junkins Campaigns Across Iowa Amid Branstad Critique
Democrat Junkins tours Council Bluffs to Davenport with a 50‑car caravan arguing Gov. Branstad misreads Iowa’s economy. He cites out-migration, farm losses, and a negative Branstad campaign while promoting a $400 million borrowing plan tied to a lottery.
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Dale Kueter
Sazette
Lowell Junkins
Ronald Reagan
Cedar Rapids
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Junkins
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Tabor
Tauke
Iowa
Sary
Jenkins
Illinois
Jim Thompson
Capitol
Terry
the Gazette
Iowa property taxes stable as fees rise officials say
A legislative panel heard that Iowa property tax collections have stayed steady since 1980 while local government fees have climbed sharply. Rural levies fell from 41.7 to 39.4 percent of 1985 collections as farm taxes shift amid value changes, with experts warning of service cuts if burdens grow.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Bert Priebe
D-Algona
Cochairman
Priebe
Four Iowans inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame
Four women including former state superintendent Jessie Parker and trailblazer Marguerite Cothorn are inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame at the 12th annual ceremony in Des Moines. Also honored are Willie Glanton of Des Moines and Dorothy Schramm of Burlington for public service and advocacy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame
Marguerite Esters Cothorn
Willie Stevenson Glanton
Jessie M. Parker
Lake Mills
Dorothy Schramm
Burlington
Terry Branstad
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
Canton School Open House With Historical Talk
An open house at the Canton School and Church is scheduled for Sunday starting with an 11 a.m. worship service and a noon potluck. Loren Horton of the Iowa State Historical Board will speak at 1:30 p.m. Former teachers pupils and church members are invited to bring old photos and clippings related to the Canton building. The stone building sits along County Road E-17 on the Jones Jackson county line.
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Canton
Loren Horton
The
Iowa State Historical Board
E-17
Jones-Jackson County
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Michael Gronstal
Council Bluffs
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Robert Plank
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3Rd. Ave
Armstrong
Etegan’ Endicott Shoes
Lindale Mall
Westdale Mall
Women’s Hall of Fame
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Animal
Cothorn
Albia
Drake University
United Way
Central
Glanton
Tennessee
Washington, D.C
Polk County
U.S. Small Business Administration
Parker
Schramm
New Hampshire
United Nations Association
National Peace Institute
Canton School
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Reg. Price
Jams
WY Price
Missy & Junior Sweatshirts
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Junior Jeans
Lee and Zena Jeans
Thirty-Second
Oakland Rd
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