Farms Shrink as Buildings Fall Into Disrepair Across Iowa
Retired farmer John Dane owns 147 acres near Highway 6 east of Iowa City but refuses to purchase dilapidated barns and a big house. He notes the shift to larger farm operations leaves many structures unused and costly to renovate. Economist Neil Hart says property owners decide their fate, while concerns grow about countryside deterioration.
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Estate tax repeal gains wealthy while pressuring farmers
Washington reports show that in 1997 about 20 percent of taxable estates above 600000 were held by small businesses and farms. The push to end the inheritance tax by 2010 is led by House Republicans and a broad coalition claims the tax harms farmers and small entrepreneurs, despite most assets in estates above 5 million dollars being stocks and bonds.
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Play ball Cedar Rapids future examined
The Gazette surveys Cedar Rapids baseball prospects with questions about a new Kernels ballpark, a potential major league affiliate to replace Anaheim Angels, and the stability of the Midwest League membership. The package covers Eastern Iowa baseball plans and implications for Iowa Today and Sports.
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Power struggle over Kernels ballpark continues
Veterans Memorial Commission and City Council clash over a proposed $14 million baseball stadium to replace Veterans Memorial Stadium. Former Mayor Robert M L Johnson urges both bodies to sit down and talk, stressing that the people own the property. The commission asserts it has no voice in renovations to City Hall or related projects.
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Cedar Rapids
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Veterans Memorial Commission
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Cedar Rapids Commission Eyes AG Opinion On Stadium Issue
The Cedar Rapids commission plans to vote this week on seeking an AG opinion or an injunction to halt action on the Veterans Memorial Building and Stadium until powers are clarified. They cite not being fully heard by the council and reiterate the need for a modern stadium.
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Submerged Mediterranean Cities Unearthed Off Egypt
Archaeologists have found 2,500 year old submerged Pharaonic cities off Alexandria including Herakleion Canopus and Menouthis with intact houses temples and port structures. The sites reveal rich lives once described by travelers and myth and mark first physical evidence of these legendary cities. Led by Franck Goddie the two year underwater expedition uncovered temples Isis Serapis and Osiris worship sites and a thriving customs port before Alexandria’s rise in 331 B C.
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