History lesson and advocacy highlight in Iowa and Lisbon
A $500 grant from the Sons of Union Veterans funds improvements at the Gettysburg Civil War Memorial in Lisbon Iowa including a Battle of Gettysburg boulder. Cedar Rapids couple Sara and Dale Todd are recognized as epilepsy advocates. Linn County residents save over 100000 with a free discount prescription card, averaging 22 percent savings. Oakdale inmates graduate GEDs at 85.7 percent, higher than the state rate.
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Gettysburg
Lisbon Cemetery
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Lisbon
Sara
Dale Todd
Cedar Rapids
Todds
Linn County
Linn County Supervisors
National Association of Counties and
Caremark
Oakdale
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Price manipulation and tax sale profits in Iowa counties
Consumers face no price relief as counties run delinquent property tax sales to offset lost revenue. A state ombudsman says at least four of 10 counties, including Linn, profited from 2006 sales. Iowa law bars excessive fees. treasurers urged to publish cost estimates before setting registration fees. Linn County pledges compliance. Oil firms doubt refinery expansion due to biofuel competition led by ethanol. Iowa Gov Culver appointees to health plan panel draw critique for union representation. City council in Iowa City delays underage drinking ban, plans a November referendum.
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Linn
Iowa
Linn County
Iowa City
Government finding on gender and “playing the field” shocks readers
A Gazette summary cites an AP report stating the federal government finds men are more likely than women to “play the field.” Readers weigh surprise with voting options and a link to participate in daily polls.
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Associated Press
Gazette
G&a
Wwew
Gazetteoniine
Farm Bill Reform Appeals From Iowa Aid Groups
Mary Lynch-Dungy of Iowa City urges reform of the five year old farm bill to favor farmers of modest means and rural development over top five crops. She advocates redirecting funds to nutrition, conservation and rural growth while noting hurt to foreign farmers and price impacts.
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Washington
Iowa
Mexico
United States
Tom Harkin
Mary Lynch-Dungy
Iowa City
Infuriating phrases dominate talk on English in campaigns
A column surveys politicians and readers in Britain and the United States who fill prose with infuriating idioms. It notes Hillary Clinton Mitt Romney Barack Obama and others while praising Obama’s narrative skill and warning the electorate about campaign language fatigue.
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Macked
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Peo
Rudy Giuliani
John McCain
George W. Bush
Bulgaria
Barack Obama
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Dean Jones
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