Cedar Valley Nature Trail sale moves closer in Iowa
The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is purchasing the Cedar Valley Nature Trail for 650900 dollars and will donate half to Linn County Conservation Board while the rest goes to Iowa Rails to Trails. Funds must be raised within 60 days as attorneys review changes. Strong local opposition and encroachment disputes persist.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Linn County Conservation Board
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Gerald Schnepf
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Heritage Foundation
Schnepf
the Gazette
Foundation
Brandon
Hiawatha
Evansdale
Iowa Rails To
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Robins
Center Point
Linn County
Urbana
Benton County
Buchanan County
la Porte City
Gilbertville
Black Hawk County
Linn Conservation Board
Iowa Rails To Trails
Marion City Manager Opposes Landfill Options
Marion City Manager Carl Ramey rejects Marion starting its own landfill or paying higher Linn County landfill fees. Linn County Engineer Jerry Nelson warned of budget issues and potential facility closure, with Marion the largest user. Ramey demands cost figures before any fee increase and notes the city still pays $3.50 per capita under a 10 year contract expiring next year.
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Marion
Carl Ramey
Linn County
Ramey
Jerry Nelson
Nelson
Postman on TV's impact on childhood and literacy
Media critic Neil Postman laments television eroding childhood innocence and delaying speech development, claiming TV teaches adults and children alike, trivializes private life, and threatens literacy and schools. He cites late-night viewing, cross generational messaging, and pervasive immediate gratification as signs of societal shift.
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Postman
North America
Masons Lodge Meets for First Degree Work Thursday
Marion brief notes Masons Trojans Lodge No 548 will convene for first degree work Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. The same item also reports a house sale at 2505 23rd Ave with buyers Larry James and Janet Rae Kraus, brokered by Blue Ribbon and Heritage Realtors.
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Trojan Lodge No. 548
Masonic Temple
Steven Kopp
23Rd Ave
Larry James
Janet Rae Kraus
Blue Ribbon Realtors
Heritage Realtors
Grant Wood approves job-sharing experiment plan
Grant Wood Area Education Agency board approves a 1981 82 job sharing plan to blend up to six full time roles between two workers per year. The board also OKs a new printing press a word processing system a Kirkwood contract and higher mileage reimbursements.
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AEA
Kirkwood Community College
Erik Driessen
Florence Stockman
Grant Wood Education Association
Stockman
Driessen
Education Association
Special Education
Wood Aea
Cordes
Kirkwood
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Media Division
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A.B. Dick
IBM
Susan Turner
Cedar Rapids
Lynne Cannon
Mary Ann Kollmorgen
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Myron Rodee
Sports Daily
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