Tubing caps easy ride to Decorah
TOGIR II riders ignored bikes for tubing along the Upper Iowa River in Decorah after a 40 mile stretch from Fayette to Luther College. About 200 riders rented inner tubes for 1.50 dollars and floated between bridges for an hour, cooling off after a day of scenic cycling.
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Fayette
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Iowa River
Togir
Ragbrai
Des Moines Register
Dubuque
Turkey River
First Lutheran Church
Ossian
Neva Jaster
John
Shannon
Chad
Calmar
Minnesota
Legislator calls nursing home rate letter misleading
Ames Senator Charles Bruner says a letter announcing rate increases from Quality Health Care Specialists Corp misleads residents by blaming the Legislature. He notes lawmakers approved a Title 19 rate rise to $28.10 daily, effective July 1, and argues the letter omits this support while blaming funding shortfalls. The notice affected Crestview Nursing Home in Marion and others.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Ames
Iowa
Charles Bruner
Quality Health Care Specialists Corp
Bruner
Cochairman
Joint
House Senate Budget Committee On Social Services
Fort Dodge Corporation
Crestview
Marion
Ron Reitmier
Nursng Homes
Aready
Terry Branstad
Reitmier
Senior Citizens Nursing Center
Maquoketa
Parkview Manor Care Center Inc
Woodward
Jeans Dress Code Proposed by Scott County Board
Davenport AP report notes Scott County supervisors plan a new dress code after a county treasurer banned jeans, clogs and a jogging suit in his office. The move reflects a shift away from casual, businesslike attire in county offices this spring.
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Davenport
Scott County
Scott County Board of Supervisors Contem
William Cusack
Water surge closes beaches at Coralville Lake area
North Liberty Iowa high water worsens at Coralville Lake forcing closure of Sugar Bottom and Sandy Beach swimming areas and most picnic sites. All boat ramps closed except Mahaffey Bridge with the dam area and Linder Point campers affected. Officials warn of debris filled, submerged hazards and expect reopenings not before early August.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
North Liberty
Coralville Lake
Iowa City
Gary Thompson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sugar Bottom
Thompson
West Overlook
East Overlook
Turkey Creek
Mid-River
Linder Point
Mahaffey Bridge
Mother Nature
Iowa diesel tax on railroads challenged in court
Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on an eight cent per gallon diesel tax targeting railroad firms. Railroads seek to strike the levy claiming it singles them out and funds rail improvements, while the state argues lawmakers acted within rights and the tax applies to all railroads.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Les Holland
Iowa Department of Transportation Rail Division
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Mark Glenn
Gazette Stah Rider
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Deb Wiley Togir II
Roger Hilbert
Rockford
Ill
Bea Fredericksburg
Winneshiek
Lucas
Allamakeé
Clayton
Gazette Map
Nursing Home
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County Trea
Harry Griger
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