Branstad welfare plan labeled skimpy by advocates
Iowa activists deride Gov. Branstad's welfare reform as underfunded and short on support while he touts a plan to remove thousands from the rolls. He proposes 2.8 million for child care for working former recipients and 70 thousand for medical care, with AFDC recipients asked to sign contracts to pursue training or finishing school. Lawmakers eye more funds as they consider expanding medical and day care programs alongside a 6.5 percent welfare boost for a two-person family.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Lyle Krewson
AFDC
Haverland
University of Atalissa U Emerges as Local Bar Legend
In Atalissa a 350 plus crowd calls John and Phil's Inn the University of Atalissa U a playful campus with a swinging blue sign. Co owner Felicia Miller says the bar acts like a temple of wisdom as tall tales flow, while stories echo famed quirky colleges.
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Donna Lee Olson
Jazette
Iowa
Talissa
Atalissa
Main Street
Felicia
Phil
John Baker
John and
University of Atalissa
Temple of Wisdom
Felicia Miller
Phil’’ Miller
University of
The Remarkable Linzy Martin a Strawberry Point Lawyer
Lincoln Linzy Martin a Strawberry Point attorney is a multifaceted public figure known for his court work in Clayton County and for backing Backbone State Park He owns a baseball card shop with his son and is a coon hunter bluegrass musician and former volunteer firefighter His notable legal work includes defending Lenard Specht Jr in a 1983 hostage case the first Iowa PTSD defense leading to a 55 year sentence He also shares vivid memories from his Vietnam service and how PTSD affected him and his wife Hazel with lingering impact.
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Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Linzy Martin
Martin
Clayton County
State Park
Coon Hunter
Lance
Lenard Specht Jr
Wisconsin
Specht
Gazette
Backbone State Park
Great Lightbulb Exchange cuts Traer energy costs
A national energy experiment in Traer Iowa, The Great Lightbulb Exchange, reduced street light bills by 60 to 80 percent and aims to cut annual household electric bills by up to half for participating homes and 41 commercial sites. Philips provided low energy bulbs free to households. The Iowa Utility Board endorsed the program but critics in the Wall Street Journal questioned costs and profits. Mayor Drinovsky defended the venture as beneficial for customers.
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Donna Lee Olson
Iowa
TRAER
Traer Municipal Utilities
Philips Light
Ing Corp
Iowa Utility Board
Wall Street Journal
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D-Ankeny
Nancy Norman
Iowa Department of Human Services
Atalissa U
Bar
University of Okoboji
Okoboji College
Vietnam
Hazel
Traer ‘Great Lightbulb Exchange
Tracr
Russell Drinovsky
Kent Holst
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