Political notes on Iowa caucuses and 88 election vibes
Iowa caucuses loom as part of a long season with candidates such as Bruce Babbitt Dick Gephardt Paul Simon Mike Dukakis and George Bush facing a shifting race. The piece weaves baseball metaphors with candidate quirks past quotes and a pre caucus event in Linn County featuring a pancake breakfast and candidate appearances.
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ES Moines
Pete du Pont
Delaware
Iowa
Bruce Babbitt
Paul Simon
Route 1
Makanda
Sen
Linn County
Afcw Union
P-3
Dick Gephardt
Mike Dukakis
Iowa presses cooperation to boost growth through labor management council
Iowa officials say improved labor and management relations can attract new business. The 22 member panel created by Gov. Branstad funds local committees with grants and aims to curb conflicts through preventive mediation, boosting jobs and production while acknowledging funding limits.
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Margie Dennison
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Trades- Man of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Don McKee
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Les Johnson
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
McKee
Canella
School Boards Form Committee To Advise On Reorganization
The Iowa Association of School Boards will form a committee of officials from various sized districts to advise lawmakers on school reorganizations. The delegate assembly also backs tax abatement reform, open enrollment opposition, and alternative publication methods for board proceedings and claims. It supports restoring the ban on employing spouses of board members.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
Des Moines
Iowa Association of School Boards
IASB
Iowa
Delegate Assembly
AIDS forum set at Wartburg College in March
Wartburg College in Waverly will host a Community Dialogue on AIDS in March. The local AAUW chapter received a $3,000 Iowa grant among 3 awarded statewide and 10 nationally. The one hour forum is open to the public with time to be announced. Participants include Ron Larson of Century Companies of America and a range of experts and community representatives.
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Ron Larson
Century Companies of America
Waverly
Development workshops in February for Iowa cities
The Iowa Department of Economic Development and Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service announce February workshops across Eastern Iowa to help cities improve quality of life. Sessions include Radcliffe New Hampton Postville Dyersville DeWitt and Marion with times and venues listed.
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Robin Crabtree
Department of Economic Development
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service
Radcliffe Library
Isabella
Radcliffe
ISU County Extension Office
E. Main St
New Hampton
Postville State Bank
Caucus Calendar Iowa campaign events listed for the week
A column lists presidential candidate appearances in Iowa this week including locations such as Tama Toledo Country Club in Tama, UAW 838 Hall in Waterloo, and Dubuque County Fairgrounds. The schedule covers Monday through Saturday with rallies, speeches, press conferences, and organizational meetings across multiple cities and venues.
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Iowa
Gazette
Metro
Tama County
Democratic Garden Club
Tama- Toledo Country Club
Toledo
Black Hawk County
Democrats
UAW
Hall
Waterloo
Dubuque County
Democratic Central Committee
Dubuque County Fairgrounds
Dubuque
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Clinton County Democrats
Goose Lake
Lulac Club
Davenport
Aluminum Workers Local
Dubuque Inn
Waterloo Rotary Club
Conway Civic Center
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Evers
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Gary Hart
Joe Biden
Biden
Hart
Pat Robertson
George Bush
Dan Rather
al Gore
Pat Schroeder
Colorado
White House
Massachusetts
Jesse Jackson
John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Gore
Ronald Reagan
Jack Kemp
JFK
Jack French Kemp
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Boston
al Haig
Jeff
Seattle Seahawks
Kemp
Walter Cronkite
Ken Sullivan
Opment
Richard Canella
Fort Madison Economic Development Corp
Council
Diane Oak Goode
Mississippi River
Lee County
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Tire
Lloyd Freilinger
Quad-Cities
Freisinger
Cient
Bob Johnson
U.S. Department of Labor
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Aids Forum
Wartburg College
American Trust Savings Bank
Second Ave
Dyersville
DeWitt Community Center
Town Square
DeWitt
Marion City Hall
Marion
Blades
University of Dubuque
Elkader
American Legion Hall
Oelwein
Vinton
Ruhr
Waterloo Courier
Holiday Inn Civic Center
Holiday Inn Civic
United Rubber Workers Hall
Simpson College
Indianola
Winterset
Newton High School
Newton
Iowa City High School
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Prince Hall Masonic
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Roosevelt Middle School
Mason City
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Rural Geneva
Dows Theatre
Coe College
Yoou
Bob Peterson
Ray Calef
Westdale
Petersen's
Upper Leve
Red Cross
Ford’s
2Nd St. SE
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