Year of the River eyed for Cedar Rapids 2008
Cedar Rapids council member Brian Fagan proposes naming 2008 the Year of the River to celebrate the riverfront and aging landmarks. He notes a centennial for May's Island and a 2008 water ski championship as focal events while city efforts push river cleanup and asset enhancement.
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Cedar Rapids
Brian Fagan
Fagan
May’s Island
Cedar River
Linn County
Chuck Swore
Swore
Santa Claus
Chuck
Sarah Henderson
Gazette
Linn County Board Size Through History Faces Vote
Linn County voters decide whether to keep a three member board or expand to five. The history shows shifts between 18 supervisors or three, with districting reintroduced in 1872 and repealed in 1964 to a three member at large board.
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Dick Hoganne
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
James Houser
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Fred J. Lazell
N.W. Isbell
Vilsack partners with Verizon for parent computer literacy
Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack leads a partnership with Verizon and the National Center for Family Literacy to fund and judge programs that teach parents computer and Internet literacy. Four regional $5000 awards and a $25000 national prize will recognize groups expanding parent tech education.
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Washington
Iowa
Christie Vilsack
Verizon
Vilsack
Pentagon
Iowa Stories 2000 Foundation
Verizon Foundation
National Center For Family Literacy
Tom Vilsack
National Press Club
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Iowa City
Johnson County
S. Clinton St
Carroll Edmondson
Iowa Environmental Services Inc
Urbandale
Edmondson
Gazette Government
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Dick Hogan
Gregg Hennigan
C.R. Council
Iowa City Community Theater
By Edna Ferber
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Jim Stewart
ICOT
IMU
University of Iowa
Hospitals & Clinics
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Cardiology
Hawkins
Wst
Infewenat Sn A
Aga
Verizon. Org
Famlit.org
Rotarians
Community Service Group
Quad Cities
Emmva
Aol
Longbranch Convention Center
Twixt Town Rd
Darrell Peterson & Associates
Peterson's
7Th Ave
Marion
MedicareBlue Solutions
MedicareBlue
PPO
MedicareBlue Rx
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Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Association
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