Fees for school supplies may be illegal under attorney general ruling
Iowa attorney general guidance says charges for school supplies function as tuition and are forbidden. Cedar Rapids and Marion districts face potential budget pressures if they must drop such fees, with officials noting the opinion is not law and awaiting state guidance. Districts cite workbooks materials and consumables as essential tools and warn of possible budget gaps takedown to taxpayers.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
Carl Miles
Department
Steven Norby
Ames
William Rainbow
Linn-Mar
Harold Hulleman
al Watson
Marion Independent Schools
College Community School District
Sigourney Man Killed in County Loader Accident
Herbert Pitsch age 25 of Sigourney was killed when the loader he was driving overturned on a Keokuk County gravel road three miles southwest of Sigourney. The device dropped over a shoulder and pinned him beneath it at about 8 a.m. authorities said.
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Sigourney
Herbert Pitsch
Keokuk County
A Notable Divorce Quotation From Marvin Mitchelson
A Los Angeles attorney, Marvin Mitchelson, remarked that a good divorce settlement is when both parties feel the other received the better deal. The quote captures his blunt view on settlement dynamics and leverage in custody and asset negotiations.
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Marvin Mitchelson
Los Angeles
Salvation Army Christmas drive tops goal by far
Salvation Army officials report the annual Christmas drive exceeded its $42,000 goal by over $1,000 and aided more than 3,000 area residents. Total collections reached $43,118.21 with $15,041 donated at kettles and the rest by mail. Food certificates for 560 families, six children's parties for 222 children, a Christmas dinner for 395 seniors, and gifts for 1,262 elderly residents were distributed.
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Salvation Army
Robert Flowers
Kemp to visit Iowa for Reagan campaign events
Rep. Jack Kemp of New York will tour Linn Johnson Jones and Dubuque counties January 10 and 11 to campaign for Ronald Reagan. The schedule includes public receptions in Coralville and Monticello, media interviews, a basketball game visit, a luncheon in Dubuque, and a news conference, with Kemp noted as former Buffalo Bills quarterback and Roth Kemp tax reform bill co author.
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Jack Kemp
New York State
Linn
Johnson
Jones
Dubuque
Ronald Reagan
John Ferguson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Kemp
Wisconsin
Stouffer
Five Seasons
Hoffman House
Buffalo Bills
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