Candidates tackle issues at forum in Peoples Bank venue
Young Democrats held their first annual candidate forum at Peoples Bank and Trust listing topics like elderly health care, education, economic development, day care and youth brain drain. Candidates urged better elder services, targeted lottery spending, smaller debt for students staying in Iowa, and suggested broad tax reforms including church property taxation.
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Young Democrats
Foruum
Peoples Bank and ‘Trust
First Ave
John Glackin
Bist
Joyce Nielsen
Iowa
Shawn Gallagher
Gallagher
Local meetings list for Linn County and Cedar Rapids area
A scheduled day of meetings includes Linn County Board of Supervisors work session at 9 a.m. in the Admin Building, Cedar Rapids Airport Commission at 30 a.m. in Old Terminal, and Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District at 2 p.m. in City Hall council chambers. The Cedar Rapids Plumbers Examining Board meets at 3:30 p.m. in City Hall basement, followed by Linn County Day Care Advisory at 4:15 p.m. The Cedar Rapids school board holds a work session then 7:30 p.m. regular meeting at the Educational Service Center, 346 Second Ave. SW. Hiawatha Water Board convenes at 4:30 p.m. in City Hall, Alburnett holds a 7 p.m. special meeting on bids for a proposed elementary building addition, and Linn County Board of Health meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Health Department.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids School Board
Second Ave
Hiawatha Water Board
Alburnett School Board
Linn County Board of Health
Linn County Health Department
Center Point Rd
Former crook turns page in UNI commencement tale
Walter Sheets, 48, a former armed robber and heroin addict, graduates from the University of Northern Iowa with a criminology degree. Tutors and faculty helped him finish his coursework, with plans for a master’s in criminology and an aftercare home for juveniles exiting detention centers.
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Evax Falls
Cine
University of Northern Town
UNL
Walter Sheets
Sheets
California
San Quentin Penitentiary
America
UNI
Karl Peterson
Peterson
Toledo
Eldora
San Quentin Prison
University of Northern Iowa
Maggie
Nick
Cedar Rapids a solid site for meetings and conventions
The message pitches Cedar Rapids as an ideal location for meetings and conventions. It invites organizations to collaborate on arranging hotel rooms, venues, hospitality, and entertainment to ensure smooth events.
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Cedar Rapids
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