Branstad and sin taxes lead early All-Iowa straw poll
The Gazette reports Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad and sin taxes as early favorites among hundreds of All-Iowa Fair attendees voting in the newspaper straw poll at Hawk Eye Downs. Branstad led Conlin 101 to 84 in the gubernatorial race, while sin taxes topped other tax options with 123 votes.
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Sin Taxes
Ken Sullivan
Gazette
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Roxanne Conlin
Hawkeye Downs
Conlin
Iowa
Ed Campbell
State General Fund
Tom Tauke
Brent Appel
Cooper Evans
Lynn Cutler
Holiday traffic crashes claim 2 lives in Iowa
Two July Fourth weekend fatalities occur in Iowa. Anthony Hazen, 17, of What Cheer died after a northbound car hit a pole and tree. Troy Clubb, 17, of Sigourney was a passenger in that crash. A second death involved Lee DeVault, 23, of Polk City found on Highway 69 after being struck by a Des Moines driver. Autopsy cites neck and chest injuries. A separate crash near Marshalltown killed Brett Arthur, 24, of Lebanon Missouri after a stop sign incident.
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Anthony T. Hazen
What Cheer
University of Iowa
Troy G. Clubb
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Lee DeVault
Polk City
Ankeny
Mark A. Wellington
Des Moines
Polk County
Wellington
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Brett C. Arthur
Lebanon
Marshall County
Marshalltown Community Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Weather Outlook With Warm Fronts and Thunder Storm Risk
Extended forecast shows Tuesday thunderstorm chance with improving weather mid week. Temperatures reach 80s in many areas with 60s to 70s in western states, 90s along Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and near 100 in Central Kansas and the inland Southwest. Gusty winds from Saturday storms caused damage in Suitland Maryland and Shady Springs West Virginia.
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Pacific Coast
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Ohio Valley
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Gulf Coast
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Texas
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Shady Springs
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Grinnell teen earns fourth grand steer title at All Iowa Fair
Grinnell 18 year old Stacey Gropper dominated the junior steer judging at the All Iowa Fair, claiming her fourth grand championship and setting a record as the first teen to show four grand champions in the junior show. Her 1220 pound Benson, a Chianina-Angus-Limousin cross, topped both open and junior shows judged by Ralph Danner Jr. and Dan Hoge, with sibling Jeff also a prior top junior steer winner at Hawkeye Downs in 1972.
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Azette Farm
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Grinnell
Dennis Domer
Stanwood
Ak-Sar- Ben
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Chelsea
Hawkeye Downs
Benson
Ralph Danner Jr
Muscatine
Dan Hoge
Cambridge, Ill
Black Hawk East Community College
Moline, Il
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Wisconsin
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Willard
Sally Emmert
Kathy
Emmert
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Greg Werning
Vinton
Cathy Domer
Atkins
Gene Werning
Charlotte Emmert
Darla Peterson
Viola
Iil
Kathy Emmett
John Elder
West Liberty
Bart
Cedar
Newhall
Wendy Butler
Cedar Rapids
Bart Elder
Sunday July Fourth Schedule at the Fairgrounds
The program lists open Simmentals judging at Show Arena at 10 a.m. and a carnival at noon in Exhibition Hall and Flea Market. Activities run through the day with events including Rappelling Operations by the Iowa National Guard, BMX races in the Horse Arena, a 1 mile run by Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission, Liebel Circus at the Mall, Korky the Clown appearances, Open Charolais judging, stock car races, teens on the mall, and a grandstand fireworks show at 10 p.m.
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Liebel Circus
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Mall
Monster Arm Wrestling heats up at Linn County fair
Iowa champion Lea Ann Krough leads a field of national rivals at the All-Iowa Fair in Hawkeye Downs where Jeff Barringer’s machine-based contest produced multiple class winners. Moon, Allspach, Runner, Young, Spratte, Noe, Raine, Mennenga and others claimed titles across weight and handed divisions.
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ABC
Linn County
Hawkeye Downs
Petaluma
Calif
Jeff Barringer
Ames
Lea Ann Krough
Atkins
Iowa
Des Moines
Nebraska
Illinois
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Oregon
Texas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Minnesota
Colorado
Patty Krough
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Krough
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Tama
Moon
Jerry Allspach
Newton
Leroy Runner
Gilman
Runner
Richard Young
Argyle
Dennis Spratte
Mechanicsville
Robert Noe
Independence
Gary Raine
Candy Mennenga
Potato Origins and Global Reach Highlighted by Center
The potato, native to South America, was brought to Europe from Peru by 16th century conquistadors. It now grows in more countries than any crop except corn, with an average annual crop of 291 million tons that could circle a world highway six times.
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Europe
Peru
International Potato Center
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