Linn County appoints Kay Halloran to Conservation Board
Kay Halloran, former legislator and attorney, named to Linn County Conservation Board by the Board of Supervisors. Her appointment replaces Dick Heft, a critic of the Highway 100 extension. Halloran says she will act independently and questions about independence arise among community leaders.
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Linn County
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Kay Halloran
Kay Chapman
Des Moines
Iowa
Linn County Conservation Board
Halloran
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Dick Heft
Iowa Growth Slow But Hopes Ride On Vision Iowa
State faces slow population growth with 0.3 percent rise per year as census data highlight migration and demographic trends. Vision Iowa and Iowa Values Fund are cited as keys to attracting workers and graduates, while marketing efforts aim to boost staying rates. debate continues on public policy priorities beyond education and taxes. A separate note criticizes insensitive language in a prior Gomer feature and urges focus on core issues. School vacation schedules across districts complicate family planning.
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OWA
U.S. Census Bureau
Iowa
Vision Iowa
Iowa Values Fund
Gomer
Audience Pleas for Restoring Classic Christmas Songs
Geneva Howell Atkins urges businesses to revive shelved carols to trigger memories, urging return of traditions like The Night that Christ was Born. She notes older listeners keep faith with Christmas music, hoping for a renewed ring in public spaces and stores.
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Santa Baby
Christ
Geneva Howell Atkins
Gephardt and Kucinich battle over health care and taxes
Letter writers argue health care is a moral issue and praise Rep. Gephardt for a plan that insures the uninsured and helps working families. They contrast Kucinich’s reform agenda with Bush tax cuts and tuition goals, noting public perception of his radical stance. Cedar Rapids author Jack Pilling.
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Gephardt
Dick Gephardt
Matt
Kucinich
Paul Wellstone
Fdr
Woody Guthrie
John Steinbeck
Huey Long
Jack Pilling
Cedar Rapids
Voting machines need stronger oversight and paper receipts
The Los Angeles Times editorial urges Congress to fund new voting devices with a required paper receipt and to tighten regulation of voting system makers. It cites Diebold flaws and expert warnings about rogue code while criticizing the lack of independent software review and urging reforms.
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Los Angeles Times
Tom Stoppard
Florida
Congress
Senate
Rush D. Holt
D-N.j
Information Society expands global access and freedoms
David A. Gross discusses WSIS aims to bridge the digital divide and promote universal access to information. He notes the role of governments private sector and civil society in shaping a free information economy and highlights Bush's London speech on global information infrastructure and human rights.
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India
China
Mozambique
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Global Information Society
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WSIS
U.N
London
Bush
U.S
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