Sigourney Weather Observer Earns $1.20 Per Day
Grace Sanderson, 83, has logged weather data for 39 years as a National Weather Service volunteer in Sigourney. She records daily precipitation and temperature, earning up to $1.20 when a half inch of rain or more falls, and received awards and letters of appreciation for her service.
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Grace Sanderson
National Cooperative Observer Program
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Mississippi backwaters plan faces Congress review for wildlife habitats
If approved, a decade long program by the Interior Department and partners would curb erosion, stabilize banks, create artificial islands, alter dredging, and fund soil conservation to ease Mississippi siltation. The plan demands about 13 million dollars yearly after startup with state cost shares and possible new shipping fees. Public hearing set in Davenport Iowa at St Ambrose College Louis Hall Wednesday 3 6 and 7 10 p.m.
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Appeal Filed Over Secret Contributors to Tax Relief Group
Iowa asks the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a Muscatine County ruling that Iowans for Tax Relief was not a political committee and need not disclose contributors. The Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission appeals after finding probable violation of disclosure laws.
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