Neu cautious on Iowa counties home rule proposal
Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu urges Iowans to weigh potential effects before voting next November on a constitutional amendment to grant counties home rule. He fears a patchwork system of local government and notes counties will grow in importance as counties take on more responsibilities. He has not decided how to vote and emphasizes the issue's significance beyond legislative debate.
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Remodeling scheme hits Cedar Rapids homeowners
Cedar Rapids police probe a suspected con game linked to a classified ad by Bruce Blake offering 1/4 off labor. Victims report down payments totaling hundreds as the man with nine ID cards eludes authorities. a suspect in northern Iowa jail may be connected. The Gazette is pursuing the case to learn if proper ad procedures were followed and to warn others.
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Coe graduate nominated for Kansas Master Teacher Award
Dr. Robert R. Noble, sociology professor at Pittsburg State University, nominated for the Kansas Master Teacher Award by the Pitt State Higher Education Association. Noble, a Coe College cum laude graduate, lists a long array of regional travel and schooling experiences.
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Coe College
Tavern owner and lawmakers clash over bottle bill issue
A Walford tavern owner and area legislators clashed at a Saturday town meeting over a Senate bottle bill requiring 5 cent deposits. Debates covered litter, retailer burden, city farmland tax breaks, and requests for increased education funding including Kirkwood Community College and potential school budget surtaxes.
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al Hursh
Walford
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House
Peter Bryant
Kirkwood Community College
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Educator Ogden Miller Dies at 73 in Washington Conn
Ogden Miller longtime Gunnery School headmaster and former Yale athletic director died Saturday at age 73. His tenure spanned 23 years at Gunnery and included leadership in Yale athletics. The obituary notes his influence in prep and university sports.
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Ogden Miller
Gunnery
Yale University
Woman Severely Hurt In Collision Near Elkader
Suzanne Seeland, 18, of rural Volga, remained in serious condition at LaCrosse Lutheran Hospital after her car crossed the center line and crashed head on with a gas transport truck south of Elkader. The truck driver, Gregg Sage, 27, Lamont, was uninjured as his tanker halted in a farmyard. the tank did not rupture.
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Suzanne Seeland
Volga
LaCrosse Lutheran Hospital
Here
Gregg Sage
Lamont
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