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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1997
Page
12
Misty Wittern, the Des Moines Polo Club’s only female player, swaps horses mid game to match an opponent’s mount. The 27-year-old, rated a zero, says polo is rough and welcomes new members as the club of 14 seeks more players.
Judge Lingreen ruled two Marquette City Council members violated the Iowa Open Meetings Law on two occasions and must split the plaintiff’s costs. Hinkel and Hackett face about 1,700 to 1,800 dollars each once deposition costs are included.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad defended rejecting federal free national testing for schoolchildren. He cited a potential 50 million cost and doubts about measuring student progress. He criticized minimal local input and called Clinton’s proposal a simplistic education reform approach.
Iowa Republicans deny the Democratic charge that Gov. Terry Branstad and party leaders violated election laws by taking corporate money and large contributions. Democrats cite ethics complaints and a Hong Kong businessman tied to a 1.6 million loan, while the ethics panel reviews prior violations and ongoing state GOP finance probes.
Des Moines lumbered with a labor shortage as unemployment hovers in the low single digits. Cedar Rapids Des Moines Iowa City report acute shortage risks with 3 percent or less jobless rates. Owen argues for keeping workers, retraining and attracting new talent while boosting state growth and incentives.
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