Iowa Politics and Infrastructure Headlines
Political notes discuss PAC money in a U S Senate race and Iowa’s crowded field. An IDOT official touts bridge repairs versus 15 years ago. The report also recalls triceratops horn discovery near eastern Wyoming and Cedar Rapids odor control efforts.
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Terry Horstmann
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Reagan assails Democrats over budget plan again
President Reagan accuses the Democratic budget proposal of risking Medicare and national security. He warns that the plan could disband military units and undermine rebuilding efforts while contrasting it with his $848.5 billion proposal and GOP resistance.
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Vernal Equinox arrives amid mild winter in Iowa
Sunday morning in Cedar Rapids, residents note spring arrives at 10 39 p m according to the Old Farmer s Almanac though winter remains faintly visible with occasional snow. The piece playfully contrasts calendar and season and mentions early spring onions in local gardens.
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Pat Sykora
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Joe Pazouur
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Kurt Rogahn Jazette
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Dioxin Buy-Out at Times Beach Faces Ownership Dispute
FEMA administrator reassures about the large environmental buy-out as residents hear plans for compensation based on pre flood value. The plan hinges on state approval and potential ownership only if all residents sell, amid concerns over health lawsuits and EPA cleanup recommendations for the dioxin site in Missouri.
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Christopher S. Bond
Arson suspected after Mount Pleasant fatal house fires
Fire in Mount Pleasant Iowa killed a family of three and damaged a second house. Investigators suspect arson and have asked the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to assist. Victims were Frank Adler Shirley Adler and their 8 month old daughter Anita. All deaths due to smoke inhalation per the medical examiner.
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Dwight Shellabarger
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