Cedar Rapids man builds scale models from clothespins
Joe Lewis, 64, living at Evergreen Estates in Cedar Rapids, crafts scale models from wooden clothespins, popsicle sticks, and dowels, including a kitchen sink and a log cabin tissue holder. Despite dementia and a fall health setback, he stays busy, baking cookies and giving away creations for small donations to fund more supplies, while his wife Barbara visits daily.
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Joe
Jean Greiner
Evergreen Estates
Cedar Rapids
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Jefferson
Iowa City
Hy-Vee
Muscatine
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Dubuque
Mount Vernon Road
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Rasdal
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Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Iowa Legislature Near End of Session Amid Budget Push
Iowa lawmakers move toward a March 31 adjournment as they craft the state budget and weigh bills like House File 2456 a texting while driving ban. The text ban faces House and Senate revisions and uncertain fate as leaders defer on positions. Governors proposed 2 percent K-12 funding growth clashes with potential underfunding estimates.
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Des Moines
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D-Des Moines
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R-Hiawatha
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Council Bluffs
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Dvorsky Seeks Sixth Iowa Senate Term in District 15
Coralville Democrat Bob Dvorsky, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announces a bid for a sixth term representing Senate District 15, covering northern Johnson County and parts of Linn County. He highlights aiding middle class and small business amid recession, cites flood recovery funding, and notes university and homeless shelter support. He is a University of Iowa alumnus and serves in corrections.
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