Landfill expansion decision spurs Bluestem negotiations in Marion
The Marion City Council chooses not to delay Bluestem to expand east of Site 2 and begins negotiating future benefits for Marion as host city. Bluestem aims to file rezoning and DEQ permits this fall while planning a decade before landfilling starts, with road, screening, and litter controls to be addressed.
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Marion
Bluestem
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Highway 13
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Bluestemn
Karmin Bradbury
Department of Environmental Quality
Bluestem Board of Directors
Tom Neenan
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Marion City Council
Focus on school reform and budget grants for professional development
The editorial cites Gov. Vilsack s 2004 05 budget proposing district level cuts or shared administration to qualify for state matching funds for teacher professional development. It notes $24 million in unfunded No Child Left Behind mandates and a proposed $10 million restoration via matching grants, arguing reform and investment are needed to improve schools.
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Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
Getting rid of Bush solves only part of the problem
The piece argues that removing Bush alone won’t fix the nation and criticizes Iowa Republican representatives Chuck Grassley Jim Leach and Jim Nussle for backing a right wing agenda. It urges Eastern Iowans to elect Democrats to Congress to curb deficits and corporate tax breaks.
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Leach
Nussle
Bush Administration
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Iraq
John Kerry
Congress
Bush
Iowa
Revamping tax law for fairer system discussed
A letter argues tax reform to close misclassification gaps, urging fairness for workers and employers. The writer clarifies not opposing immigrants or true 1099 contractors and notes employer misclassification as giving unfair competitive advantage.
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Department of Revenue
Outsourcing to India not a major threat
Gautam Adhikari argues that while outsourcing shifts some high skill jobs abroad, most losses hit manufacturing and retail services in the US. He notes Indian wages remain low but not oppressive, calls free markets the driver, and says outsourcing supports inflation control and India's development.
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India
Gautam
Cayman Islands
United States
U.S
Information Technologies Association of America
Wal-Mart
China
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