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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2009
Page
1
Linn County Auditor Joe Miller fires Deputy Commissioner of Elections Sue Wold and will hire a certified public accountant to oversee elections and conduct internal audits. Miller cites cash flows and post flood spending as needing closer analysis. In fiscal 2009 about 157 million dollars moved through Linn County channels.
Long Beach California features Margaret Ortiz a former Army private who spent $15000 from Iraq and became homeless after alcohol and cocaine use. She slept on beaches in San Diego and outside shelters and woke with memory loss near a trash bin. The piece notes younger veterans joining ranks.
ISU Extension economist Mike Duffy reports the statewide average farmland value in Iowa declined to 4371 dollars per acre as of November 1, 2009, down 2.2 percent from 4468 the previous year. The survey links land value trends to farm economy health and urban spillover effects.
Iowa State University Extension reports land values fell from 2008 to 2009 with declines of 6.28 percent to 3,934 and related ranges from 0 to 2 percent. The data show a broad downward shift in assessed land values across measured sectors.
Matthew Burge posted for a kidney donor for his father John Burge who faces dialysis. Nick Etten, 24, answered within minutes saying he was a match. The transplant was scheduled at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City as tests continued to confirm the donation.
John Burge and Nick Etten of Cedar Rapids discuss the process of kidney donation at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on a Wednesday. Burge talks about receiving a kidney from Etten as both share their experiences and hopes.
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