Branstad’s Education Battle Deepens Across Iowa
In Iowa Governor Terry Branstad fights over new education funding and reforms. Legislators weigh overrides as Branstad vetoes millions in appropriations, including for growing and shrinking districts, frontier schools concepts, and kindergarten programs. Analysts question if the plan will boost student performance and demand concrete proof Branstad’s stance benefits children rather than politics.
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RTLE
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
Linn-Mar
Frontier Schools
Cedar Rapids
Lowans
Lowa
Veterans enrollment facts dispel online misinformation
A VA official reassures veterans that enrollment for health care by Oct 1 1998 does not bar care. Veterans already served since Oct 1 1996 need automatic processing. enrollment helps Congress plan. For details contact Iowa City VA 1 800 637 0128 ext 7250 or 7104, or toll free Illinois 1 800 346 1843.
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Clinton
Veterans Administration
Congress
Kirt A. Sickels
VA Medical Center
Iowa City
Sickels
Iowa
Illinois
Guarding a Childs Mental Health with Four Oaks Advice
William McCarty of Cedar Rapids with Four Oaks Inc Iowa urges parents and caregivers to recognize National Health Month and actively watch for signs of mental illness in children. Guidelines emphasize safe homes open communication and constructive discipline while encouraging early help from doctors or counselors.
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National Mental Health Association
William McCarty
Cedar Rapids
Four Oaks Inc
Iowa
CEO pay critique shows Social Security and Medicare solvency debate
The letter argues that Social Security and Medicare funding concerns are misleading. It calls for raising the payroll tax cap and taxing unearned income to shore up solvency. It rejects proposed retirement age hikes and means testing, urging remedial legislation to curb excessive CEO compensation for workers, stockholders, and consumers.
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights change on sexual preference debated
The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission votes to draft amendments to the city ordinance extending protections for sexual preference. The plan, set for City Council review, faces opposition over legality and cost, with input urged but not required. Mayor Clancey and commissioners will decide when the proposal reaches council.
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Cedar Rapids
Civil Rights Commission
Lee Clancey
Nancy Evans
Ole Munson
Don Thomas
Dale Todd
Lacina overstated recorder finances in Johnson County race
The Johnson County recorder candidate Steve Lacina claimed the office would run without property tax support. Auditor records show the office was self supporting before 1994 and contributed about 150 000 to the general fund in 1997, contradicting his depiction.
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County Recorder
Steve Lacina
Johnson County Recorder
Lacina
AARP
Recorder
Recorder's Office
Recorder’s
Johnson County Auditor's
Johnson County Recorder's
Johnson County
What good is science GPS by Einstein
A discussion on how basic science yields GPS technology and the role of relativity. The piece notes GPS evolution from military roots to a global, consumer and commercial system, with Einstein’s theories underpinning its accuracy. It cites 24 satellites, atomic clocks, and corrections for relativistic time differences.
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Clifford M. Will T. Louis
U.S
Albert Einstein
GPS
Earth
Hollywood
James Bond
Einstein
Clifford M. Will
Washington University
St. Louis
Basic
Air Force
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