Linn County debates district elected supervisors Plan 3 favored by organizers
Linn County residents pushing to elect county supervisors by district face strong opposition after filing petitions for a special election. Plan 3 would require a supervisor to reside in a district and be voted by district residents, while Plan 2 would have district representation with at large elections by all voters.
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Voters face three plans for Linn County supervisors
Three options outline how Linn County voters might elect supervisors. Plan 1 keeps at large elections as in nearby counties. Plan 2 uses at large elections by district where residents vote for their supervisor. Plan 3 moves to district elections with voters limited to residents of each district.
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Stimulant khat sparks legal cultural clashes
In Cedar Rapids Abdibile Wehele of Minneapolis was arrested on a federal smuggling charge for picking up four packages claimed to contain $30 000 worth of khat. The stimulant is popular among Somali Yemeni and Ethiopian immigrants and has prompted federal crackdowns on import and use.
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Minneapolis
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Tipton remembers Behrle fallen soldier tribute
A Tipton memorial honors David Behrle and five other soldiers killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb. Behrle aided an Iraqi girl during a March patrol, then returned to check on her, before dying at age 20 at a May 19 attack. The service drew about 400 mourners at Tipton Middle School.
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Old Capitol Bell to Toll for War Dead at Memorial Day
The University of Iowa Old Capitol bell will toll at 3 p.m. today in memory of Iowans who died in Iraq and Afghanistan and to honor veterans from all wars. May 30 marks the traditional Memorial Day ceremony with messages from Bennett Elementary students and tributes to Behrle whose jersey number 65 will be retired. Army Sgt. Dean Robbins is noted among the fallen.
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Britons Kidnapped in Iraqi Finance Ministry Office
Gunmen in police uniforms seized five Britons from Baghdad's Finance Ministry, amid rising chaos as U S forces report 10 soldiers killed on Memorial Day. Iraqi officials say the Mahdi Army militia is suspected, linking the attack to recent violence and past mass abductions.
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