Branstad floated pro life inaugural fundraiser plan
Gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad has discussed an inaugural event to raise funds for pro life groups since July. At the All Iowa Fair last summer a Cedar Rapids couple recalled Branstad mentioning a luncheon style fundraiser during inauguration weekend to aid the unborn and other groups.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kevin
Brenda Turley
Branstad
the Gazette
Turley
Linn
Right To Life
Iowa
Birthright
Voter Registration Drive by Cedar Rapids League
Members of the Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters launch a voter registration drive for the November 2 election. Registration closes October 23 for new voters and changes. Events include times at Hy-Vee stores and Lindale Plaza in Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids
Marion Hy- Vees
Linn County
County Elections Office
Auditor’s Office
First St. SW
League
Linn County Auditor’s Office
Marion
Lindale Plaza
Lindale
Demos in Iowa delegation under fire for budget votes
Former State Sen. Cloyd Robinson of Cedar Rapids accuses three Iowa Democrats Neal Smith Tom Harkin and Berkley Bedell in a party split over the balanced budget amendment. Robinson says the voters will remember their votes against a constitutional limit on federal spending and a balanced budget. Harkin defends voting for a constitutional amendment while arguing current deficits stem from military spending and tax cuts.
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Cloyd Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S. House of Representatives
Robinson
Quaker Oats Co
Senate
Harkin
House
Second phase jail bids set for November opening
Linn County supervisors schedule November 16 to open bids on the second phase of the new jail project started September 13 with Larson and Unzeilig Construction digging foundations at May's Island for a $6.5 million facility. The first phase bid was $244,750 and the jail will sit between the existing jail and the Third Avenue courthouse.
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Linn County
Larson and
Unzeilig Construction
Cedar Rapids
May’s Island
Third Avenue
Campaign trail voices mix in Iowa races and issues
Endorsements highlight Doris Peick of Cedar Rapids for the 52nd District in the House amid farm foreclosures and low prices. Other figures discuss education funding, power policy, a Coe College debate, and Brent Appel and David Osterberg voicing education and energy stances.
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2Nd District Farm Labor Coalition
Doris Peick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
House of Representatives
Manchester
Peick
Iowa Commerce Commission
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Osterberg
Iowa House
People’s Church
Brent Appel
Kirkwood Community College
Appel
America
Auction Nets Surprising Profit on Linn County Tax Sale
Norma Walker bought a $7,000 house at a Linn County tax auction while others also moved on three properties. One home drew bids above unpaid tax totals of 3,283.32, and 2,308.60, with Van Snow paying 8,500 for 428 Second St. SW. Emmett Combs and son Calvin won a vacant lot for 550 plus a 420 demolition lien.
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van Snow
20Th St. NE
Emmett Combs
Calvin
S Ave
City of
Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids-Marion League of Women Voters
Coe
Dillard
Denver Dillard
Herb and Loretta Hendriks
Federal Reserve System
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Norma Walker
Concord Lane
Jan Taylor
Jcpenney
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Everday
Jim's Furniture Mart
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Charles Craft
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