Heating bill questions signal rate switch and cold weather impact
The article notes higher heating costs despite similar kilowatt use, driven by a 19 percent rate hike and a switch to a three step rate system. It highlights time of use rates for electrical heat, the wind chill, and record gas and electric demand in Cedar Rapids and surrounding cities during December.
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Webb
Iowa Commerce Commission
ICC
Iowa-Illinois
Cedar Rapids
HACAP Aid Surge After December Gas Bills Hit Low Income Homes
The HACAP Urban Center in Cedar Rapids saw a surge of calls after December gas bills arrived for residents in Linn and surrounding counties. Grants cover part of the bill by sending funds to utility companies, with max awards for no income natural gas users at 265 dollars.
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Hawkeye Area
Hacap Center
Local Jaycees Route Sought for Discrimination Issue
Smith says Jaycees route is proper for deciding the issue. Iowa and city laws ban discrimination in public accommodations. Minnesota ruling found Jaycees a public accommodation. Eighth Circuit struck Minnesota law as applied for lack of compelling state interest. Cedar Rapids ruling leans that Iowa law would be invalid for the same reason. Parties have 10 days to file papers.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
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McManus
Cedar Rapids
Westdale
Econofoods
Weekend Warmth Continue With Light Precipitation Likely
Extended forecast shows continued warmth Sunday through Tuesday with little or no rain. Highs range from the 30s to the mid 40s, and lows dip into the teens and 20s. National extremes include a low of 14 at Alamosa and a high of 80 at Santa Ana California.
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Iowa Budget Adviser Sees Modest Recovery In 1984
Krahl, an adviser to Gov. Branstad on budgeting, cautions that the state economy has not fully recovered from the recession. He expects gradual improvement through 1984 with no dramatic upturn and warns revenue for the new year may fall short of earlier projections by about 75 to 100 million dollars. He notes a 13.5 percent revenue rise in the first half of the current year, modest 4.6 percent personal income tax gains, and a 15.2 percent drop in corporate income tax in December.
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Krahl
Terry Branstad
Woman stabbed to death on busy Newport News street
Virginia Price, 41, was stabbed about 20 times on a crowded city sidewalk as more than 20 bystanders watched. James Greene intervened with an ax handle, but the attacker fled. police seek James L. Forbes on a murder warrant and have questioned about 10 witnesses.
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Army Green Beret
Education gaps in SAT ACT scores across states highlighted
Education researcher Bell notes some low spending states like Idaho South Dakota and New Hampshire lead in test scores while high spenders do not always perform best. The report covers SAT ACT rankings dropout rates graduation shares and salary figures with state shifts from 1972 to 1982 and calls for better standards and pay.
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Lebanese plan to stabilize Lebanon after invasion and militia withdrawal
The army will hold positions around Souk el-Gharb and along the Beirut coastal highway. Police units will guard the Kharroub region as Lebanese forces patrol by day. Shiite militiamen to withdraw from Beirut suburbs while Christian militiamen retreat from hilltop positions. An official cites ground arrangements as key to stopping flare ups. In Baalbek area Israeli air raids killed and wounded many, raising casualties to 117 and 400 respectively.
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