Libertarians in Iowa push to eliminate income tax and expand vouchers
At a Tama convention the Libertarian Party of Iowa endorsed a platform calling for the end of corporate and personal income taxes within ten years, removal of possession only marijuana laws, and a shift to vouchers and independent schools. Delegates also backed land use reforms and elected nine delegates to the Libertarian National Convention in Anaheim.
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Tama
Libertarian Party of
Iowa
Meskwaki Hotel
Mark Nelson
Nelson
Anaheim
Calif
Davenport
Roger Fritz
Roland
Randy Herod
Waterloo
Richard Moroney
Ben Olson
Pocahontas
Sylvia Sanders
Tom Stanley
Fairfield
Eric Cooper
Ames
Spencer Nelson
Van and car collide at Benton County intersection
Four people injured in a Saturday crash at the Highway 30 and 279 junction in Benton County. Sherry Sumner 33 of Newhall failed to yield at a stop sign, her van hit by Jenny Fuller 48 of Marion. Angela Fuller 28 of Des Moines and Jenny Fuller treated and released. Sumner and Sharon Beck 51 of Newhall transported. Condition not available.
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Benton County
Iowa State Patrol
Sherry Sumner
Newhall
Jenny Fuller
Marion
Angela Fuller
Des Moines
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Sumner
Sharon Beck
St. Luke’s Hospital
Federal motion seeks liquidation of AccessAir assets
A federal attorney on Friday asked a bankruptcy court to liquidate AccessAir, warning the airline cannot demonstrate the ability to reorganize. Assistant U.S. trustee Jim Snyder said liquidation is the best course to keep creditors from losing more.
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AccessAir
Jim Snyder
U.S
Proposed Mount Vernon bypass could reshape Lisbon area
The Iowa Department of Transportation weighs a $31 million four lane Highway 30 bypass running about a mile south of the current Mount Vernon Lisbon route. The project could affect roughly 5,000 residents including Maureen Burke who chairs a local committee. Reviewing route options begins mid March with a decision by early April and public information meetings to follow. Comments accepted through month end at the Iowa DOT office in Ames.
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Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Burkes
Maureen Burke
Burke
University of Iowa
Department of Linguistics
DOT
IDOT
Snyder & Associates
Office of
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Sutliff
Vinton Depot Ghosts and a Century of Rail History
Rich Farmer recalls Vinton's railroad heritage led by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway depot built about 1900. The 132-foot stone brick structure with separate gendered waiting rooms and baggage building anchors a town famed for legends and a 40,000 dollar investment in an era of rail expansion.
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Vinton
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Postville
Shellsburg
Rock Island Railroad
BCR & N
Rich Farmer
Farmer
Benton County Historical Society
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Dave Rasdal
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