Patton, Lelia Ellen of Cedar Rapids dies after cancer battle
Lelia Ellen Patton 79 of Cedar Rapids died February 7 2017 at Northbrook Manor following a cancer battle. Visitation February 10 at St Pauls United Methodist Church with a 1 30 pm service. Born July 10 1937 in Walker Iowa she married Charles Patton in 1961 and had four children. She worked as an administrative assistant, remained active in church and a long time bridge player. She is survived by four children three grandchildren and five siblings. Memorials to Hospice of Mercy or St Pauls.
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Cedar Rapids
Lelia Ellen Patton
Northbrook Manor
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Ellen
Walker
Iowa
Howard James
Isabelle Lelia (Payne) Crow
Charles Edward Patton
McGladrey
Ruth Circle
Chris
Nancy) Patton
Plymouth
Marion
Larry
Diane) Crow
Sumner
Connie Snyder
Quasqueton
David
Joyce) Crow
Waterville
Minn
Bill
Marilyn) Crow
Charles
Hospice of Mercy
St. Paul’s United
Obituary: Ronald Jay Burkett of Iowa City Dies at 93
Ronald Jay Burkett 93 longtime Iowa City resident died Tuesday February 7 2017 at Mercy Iowa City. Visitation 12 to 2 p m Friday February 10 at Gay Ciha Funeral Cremation Service. Graveside Oakland Cemetery Iowa City with military honors. Memorial fund established.
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Iowa City
Ronald “Jay” Burkett
Mercy
Gay & Ciha
Oakland Cemetery
Funeral Home
Gayandciha.com
Memorial service for Jeff Strottmann in Iowa City details life
Jeffrey Strottmann 62 of Iowa City died February 6 2017 from liver failure at Iowa City VA. A viewing is scheduled Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. at Lensing's Oak Hill Coralville with a 4 p.m. life celebration. Born November 11 1954 in Iowa City he served in the Marine Corps studied across multiple states and worked in hospital food services retiring 2010. He supported AFSCME Veterans for Peace Hawkeyes jazz and local bookstores. Survivors include brother Jim aunt Jean and cousins. memorials to Veterans For Peace Local Chapter 161. Online condolences to family at Lensings Funeral.
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Jeffrey P. Strottmann
Iowa City
Lensing
Oak Hill
Holiday Rd
Coralville
Jeff
Iowa
LaVella
Lee
Hafar
Afscme
Veterans For Peace
Hawkeyes
Jim
Franklin
Wis
Jean
Waverly
Navalny Seeks Presidential Run After Embezzlement Conviction
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was found guilty of embezzling from a timber company and sentenced to five years in prison. He claims Kremlin sabotage aims to block his bid in next year’s presidential election, though his ability to run remains unclear.
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Moscow
Alexei Navalny
Kremlin
Navalny
Supervisors Clash With House Over Local Wage Rules
Local officials denounce a House measure as an attack on home rule. It would strip cities and counties of power to set higher minimum wages or adopt stricter civil rights ordi nances and ban local consumer rules such as plastic bag bans. Johnson County and Linn County leaders call it a Trojan horse preemption plan, threatening current county wage rates of 10.10 and 8.25 rising to 9.25 and 10.25, while counties like Wapello and Polk also posted higher rates.
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Cedar Rapids
House
Johnson County
Mike Carberry
Johnson
Carberry
Elimination of local wage rules faces House panel
A section of House Study Bill 92 would void any local action conflicting with state or federal minimum wage once signed. Critics say it threatens home rule and civil rights protections while supporters frame it as limiting local control. Johnson County already raised wages to 10.10 an hour, Linn 8.25 rising to 10.25 in 2019, and Polk 10.75. Local officials warn the measure could erode local ordinance discretion.
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Johnson County
Linn County
Terry Branstad
House
Ben Rogers
Rogers
Carberry
Sentatives
Iowa
Johnson and Linn
Wapello
Polk County
Black Hawk
Bill Peterson
Iowa State Association of Counties
Peterson
Connie Ryan
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund
Wapello County
Gary Grant
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Supervisors
Urban County Coalition
Grant
Subcommittee
House Local Government Committee
Gorsuch Responds Tepidly to Trump Attacks on Judiciary
Blumenthal says Gorsuch expressed strong faith in judicial independence while urging a clearer public stance against Trump insults. Critics say the response was tepid as Senate Democrats press for clearer positions on Muslim immigration bans and the Emoluments Clause.
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Donald Trump
Blumenthal
Gorsuch
U.S. Court of Appeals
10Th Circuit
Colorado
Drew Courtney
People For the American Way
U.S
Schumer
Sen
Ben Sasse
R-Neb
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Jay" Burkett
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Washington
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New York
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