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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2008
Page
15
Iowa prisons will ban smoking starting early 2009 using an exemption from the statewide ban. Three facilities Clarinda Oakdale and Mount Pleasant already ban tobacco with the rest to follow and programs will aid inmates in quitting as health costs and safety concerns drive the change.
Des Moines based Elvis mimic Michael Reed spent years chasing stardom and $50,000 in insurance payouts to fund surgery and outfits. Aiming to recreate the 1976 Ames concert magic, he now battles $24,500 in credit lines and $600 monthly minimums while pleading for a living over fame.
Gov. Chet Culver signed a 1.3 billion education package financing teacher pay raises and universal preschool by 2010. The bill includes 75 million for teacher salaries to reach 25th in the nation, 15 million for preschool expansion, 183 million for community colleges, 653.8 million for the Regents system, a core curriculum funding of 2.1 million, and a senior year plus program of 1.9 million alongside a 4 million UNI math and science center.
Okoboji Boat Works owner Butch Parks settles for 500000 after claiming city zoning and parking enforcement targeted his plan to turn the marina into an entertainment center. City officials call it a compromised settlement with Parks allowed to operate under a 1973 special use permit.
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