Iowa revives honorary degrees and Mount Mercy welcomes new era
The University of Io wa restores its honorary degree program after a 25 year pause. Former President Willard Boyd was the last honoree. Mount Mercy President Christopher Blake marks a brief ceremonial debut and appears on a local TV game show during a busy start. The Linn County Non-Profit Resource Center sponsors leadership workshops by William Ryan with United Way support. The piece honors candidates and thanks all who ran in the election season.
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Letters on government aid and local leadership in Iowa City
A reader argues subsidies paid to nonfarmers distort taxes citing a 1969 case of a Pennsylvania couple who refused a government check for not planting corn. The letter praises Stutsman as a hands on supervisor guiding housing grants for mentally ill residents, with Eugene Spaziani noting support.
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Sally Stutsman’s Enduring Leadership for Johnson County
In nearly five decades of service, Sally Stutsman stands as one of the top Johnson County Board of Supervisors figures. Backed for re election, she is praised for broad expertise and thorough preparation on complex issues including long range land use planning.
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
O'Brien Seeks Iowa Ag Secretary Post With Biodiesel Campaign
Denise O'Brien, a Cass County family farmer and former National Family Farm Coalition president, runs for Iowa secretary of agriculture. She supports renewable fuels, biodiesel campaigning, local control on animal confinement, and cleaning polluted waterways. Cedar Rapids resident Steve Maxon endorses local education and cultural institutions while Jim Serbousek vouches for Cedar Rapids.
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O'Brien
State Association of County Conservation Boards
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Science Station
Carl and Mary Koehler History Center
Museum of Art
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Jim Serbousek
Armored car plan sparks taxpayer ire in Cedar Rapids
David Paula Swisher rails against an armored carrier proposal in Cedar Rapids claiming it wastes money and risks with dubious uses from bank robberies to schools and control rooms. He cites costs including fuel maintenance wages and bonds, contrasting with a Coralville hotel project he calls unprofitable.
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Cedar Rapids
Coralville
Government at Work Replacing Its Workers
Alan Jensen argues that U S policy mirrors central planning by expanding H 1 B visas to replace computer technology workers with imported labor within a decade and adds large visa numbers for many other professions.
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Soviet Union
United States
Alan Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Crime Rise Sparks Debate Over Reporting
Report shows twenty attempted sexual assaults in Iowa City since 2006 up from two in 2005 fueling concerns about crime spikes and reporting trends. Analysts caution publicity may boost reporting while acknowledging genuine increases in incidents.
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Iowa City
Democrats Heartened Yet Divided by Looming Election
Rich Lowry notes preinations among Republicans while Glenn Reynolds calls for a pre mortem as liberal gloating brews over likely Democratic gains. The piece argues Democrats face a big tent illusion, GOP fears of taxes, and voters opposing Republicans rather than embracing a liberal mandate.
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