Conlin disputes Branstad luxury tax claim in debate
Democratic candidate Roxanne Conlin charges that Republican Terry Branstad misrepresented her stance after a League of Women Voters debate in Des Moines. Branstad defended his remarks about a luxury tax on costly items and an idea to tax expensive American cars, while Conlin denied calling for such a tax.
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Des Moines
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
Terry Branstad
League of Women Voters
Branstad
Controversial Highway 100 Wins IDOT Panel Approval
The $2.6 million four lane link from 1 380 to Edgewood Road northeast Cedar Rapids received unanimous approval from the Iowa DOT Commission. The plan to curb traffic and reduce noise included a 60 foot north shift and a natural sound buffer, with officials noting end noise barriers are ineffective and a gentian plant was not found.
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Artes Ames
Interstate 380
Edgewood Road
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Ian MacGillivray
IDOT
Collins Road
Stoney Point Road
Harry Budd
Budd
Commission
Soo Line makes second bid for Rock Island spine line in Iowa
The Soo Line Railroad Co. presents a second offer to buy about 650 miles of Rock Island tracks in Iowa and North Dakota markets. It would connect Kansas City to Minnesota through central Iowa boosting farmers’ access to grain markets. The bid was discussed with Governor Robert Ray and the Iowa Transportation Commission, following a prior offer from Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Co.
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Ames
Iowa
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Thomas Beckley
Soo Line Railroad Co
North Dakota
Kansas City
Beckley
Robert Ray
Iowa Transportation Commission
Soo Line
Northfield
Minn
Iowa Falls
Estherville
Ocheydan
Forest City
Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Co
Burlington woman given life for murder in Iowa quarry
Cheryl Kase, 31, of Burlington received a mandatory life term in Des Moines County District Court for first degree murder of 18 year old Terry Vaughn. The body was found June 3 in a quarry southwest of Burlington weighed down with a brick.
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Burlington
UPI
Cheryl Janice Kase
Des Moines
Terry Vaughn
David Hendrikson
Keokuk
Iowa Women’s Reformatory
Mitchellville
Iowa Supreme Court
Kase
Vaughn
Finus Atwood
Craig Bowerbank
Atwood
Bowerbank
Abandoned infant found in Waterloo box
Police search for the parent or parents who abandoned a week old girl discovered wrapped in a blanket in a cardboard box in an apartment. The infant weighed seven pounds and was healthy aside from diaper rash after being taken to St. Francis Hospital as officers examine a note stating the birth date Oct 5 and asking for a good home.
Bicycle Challenge Extended for Cedar Valley Trail Riders
Iowa Rails to Trails extends its Bicycle Challenge Club to November 15 adding a 100 mile 31 day enrollment threshold. Participants must log miles on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and keep personal records. Call 393-6782 for details or after reaching 100 miles.
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Iowa Rails To Trails
Cedar Valley
Thought for today Privileges over rights, says Mencken
A quotation attributed to H. L. Mencken notes that in life people often chase privileges rather than rights, reflecting a controversial view from the American journalist (1880 1956).
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H.L. Mencken
IDOT selects Madison weather firm for winter forecasts
The Iowa Department of Transportation awarded a six month contract to Weather Central Inc of Madison Wisconsin for daily weather forecasts and frost warnings on bridges at a cost of 11890. The bid beat last year’s price and will run from October 15 to April 15.
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Ames
Wisconsin
Iowa Department of Transportation
Winter Weather Central Inc
Madison
Wis
Idot Commission
IDOT
Iowa Highway Patrol
Clinton hosts regional doll show and sale at bank
Doll dealers from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa will display antique and 20th century dolls in Clinton Saturday. The event runs from 9 30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. at the Gateway State Bank with exhibitors from Cedar Rapids Davenport and Keokuk.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Keokuk
Iowa
Gateway State Bank
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