Linn and Johnson farmland values rise above state gains
Linn County values jumped 9.3 percent to an average of 1834 per acre while Johnson County rose 9 percent to 1849 per acre. Statewide average climbed 7.3 percent to 1455 per acre as 99 counties show growth. Brokers cited higher crop prices favorable rates and tight listings. Local housing growth near Cedar Rapids Marion and Iowa City also boosted demand.
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Linn
Johnson Counties
Iowa State University
Johnson County
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Johnson
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Marion
Iowa City
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Hertz
Mount Vernon
Brown
Duffy
Marion to open permanent recycling drop-off site
Marion plans a permanent recycling drop-off at 195 35th Street near the Public Services Facility beginning in February. It will operate Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with one weekday evening staffed, and an extra worker hired to collect and haul materials. Cardboard disposal will shift to the new facility as the county landfill stops accepting it April 1.
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Gazette
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Schott
Public Services
35Th Street
Budget talks falter as White House and GOP scramble to save talks
As the White House and Republicans tee up a balanced budget plan, tensions rise after near derailment. President Clinton accuses anti government Republicans and pledges back pay for furloughed workers upon reopening. House ties government funds to budget bill.
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Senate
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Clinton
House
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Dole
Leon Panetta
Gingrich
Dick Armey
Texas
Mike McCurry
Congress
Man Breaks In Struggles Fails During Cedar Rapids Burglary
Police say 39-year-old Lionel Page broke into a vacant first-floor apartment at 531 14th St SE then climbed to Christina Carney’s second-floor unit. He leaped from a fire escape, breaking his leg, and was captured nearby. Page faces felony burglary and interference with official acts charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Christina Carney
Page
14Th St. SE
Carney
Kern
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Dinosaur fossil shows oviraptor brooding over nests
A 9 foot long ostrich like oviraptor fossil found in the Gobi Desert shows a dinosaur sitting atop a nest of eggs. Scientists say the specimen provides direct evidence that dinosaurs brooded nests and that birds inherited this behavior. The find, reported in Nature, is hailed as one of the best dinosaur fossils by experts including Jack Horner and David Weishampel.
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New York
Mongolia
Gobi Desert
David Weishampel
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jack Horner
Museum of the Rockies
Bozeman, Mont
Horner
Nature
Driving down a hill with neutral gear smart or risky
Motoring column promises an alarming answer to how safe it is to shift into neutral while descending. Page 90. The piece cautions drivers on automatic drive behavior and downhill control.
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