Iowa Banks Earn Interest on State Funds Policy Debate
Robert Krause and Maurice Baringer spar over investing state idle funds in Iowa banks. Iowa uses about 500 million idle dollars yearly, with 30 percent currently held by banks. The system, formalized under past leaders, sets short term rates just below federal levels via a three member board. The arrangement pays banks to hold state funds, while rest is invested elsewhere. critics urge no changes, noting the policy already circulates money locally and works well.
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Baringer
Paul Franzenburg
Iowa
Franzenburg
Letter urging mayor to mark old Cedar Rapids landmarks
A Cedar Rapids native born in 1903 recalls visiting during August and September to witness razing of the old F Avenue bridge and two dams Verne Marshall is mentioned. He asks the city to set markers preserving these historic sites for future generations and old residents, praising The Gazette’s civic spirit.
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F Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Verne Marshall
Gazette
Public opinion polls show growing tolerance in US voters
Gallup surveys reveal shifts from 1937 to 1979 in the willingness to vote for women Catholics and Black presidents. From 65 to 19 percent against a woman, 28 to 4 percent against a Catholic, and 53 to 18 percent against a Black candidate. The piece notes progress and questions why prejudice persists.
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Gallup and
Harris
Vandalized car windows reported by neighbor observers
A neighbor witnessed individuals break into a parked car in the neighborhood. The 1965 Chevrolet suffered multiple broken windows and all four headlights and taillights damaged. The writer credits kindness from two men during hospital stay.
Cedar Village Clinic marks second anniversary on a disputed gazebo plan
The Cedar Rapids Clinic for Women celebrated its two year presence in Czech Village on Oct 1. The planned gazebo event at 16th Avenue faced conflict as the Czech Village Association and the city disputed scheduling responsibility, forcing a date change and wasting publicity efforts.
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Cedar Rapids
Czech Village
16Th Avenue
Rails to crops letter challenges trail tax fear and fees
The Oct 5 letter argues that a proposed Conservation Commission trail will not raise property taxes and denies any plan to require fencing. It claims farmers with land on both sides would gain field access, notes a possible user fee, and counters highway and shopping center growth as context.
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The
Conservation Commission
Let Him Alone Over Mount Vernon Health Action
A letter denounces the Mount Vernon Board of Health for condemning Osterberg’s home as a health hazard. The writer questions privacy, motives, and the burden on a private resident, arguing the dwelling, once a chicken coop, is not dirty and should be left alone if no harm is caused. The author urges residents to live without government intrusion into daily life.
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Board of Health
Mount Vernon
Mr. Osterberg
Tax slash fever grips Michigan as votes loom
Michigan voters in November will face three ballot initiatives slashing taxes and cutting government spending. One would cap spending growth at personal income growth, another halves the property tax while allowing a small income tax hike, and the third would end the property tax for school funding and create education vouchers. Early polls favor the first two. the third is less popular. Major unions and education groups oppose all three, yet some leaders defend the initiative process as a tool for citizen control.
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Michigan
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
Michigan Education Association
The
League of Women Voters
The Mooch and Community Rights Allegations Draw Fire
A reader blasts welfare and food aid programs as wasteful, denouncing bureaucrats and urging reduced benefits. The letter decries perceived discrimination against a clinic by the Czech Village Association while calling for better community relations and protection of rights, amid concerns about funding losses. The piece also notes Iowa cropland expansion and urges balancing recreation with food production to sustain health.
Correcting a Grammar Slip in a Metro Station Passage
The piece notes a grammar error in a mayoral statement about visiting every Metro station and comparing them to New York subway stations. It suggests remedies changing every Metro station to all Metro stations or replacing them with it and explains two word usage tips for precipitous versus precipitate.
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Paris
Koch
New York
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
Art Heusinkveld
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Frank Nye
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Robert Krause
Maurice Baringer
Krause
Loveless
Treasury
Gallup
Arthur
Blockhead
Detroit
California
Big Brother
George Brown
District of Columbia
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Congress
Erry
Czech Village Association
Towa
Theodore M. Bernstein
Mem
Bers
New York Times Syndicate
Wordcraft
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