Education tops priorities for House District 51 rivals
Incumbent Rosemary Thomson seeks a third term against Rob Berntsen in Marion district drawn from Marion Bowman Woods Squaw Creek Bertram and part of southeast Cedar Rapids. Thomson champions reform funding and school funding formula rewrite while Berntsen pushes smaller class sizes tax credits for bond communities and business incentives. both stress property tax relief and education.
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Rosemary Thomson
Rob Berntsen
Marion
Bowman Woods
Squaw Creek
Bertram
Cedar Rapids
Thomson
Berntsen
House Education Committee
University of Iowa College of Law
Washington, D.C
Georgetown University
Linn-Mar
Marion Drug- Free Schools
House District 5 Candidate Profiles Merge in Offbeat Filing
Biographical notes show two candidates for House District 5, one Democrat from Marion with ties to Brady and O'Shea Law Firm and Georgetown education, and one Republican former educator from Peoria with a Bradley University background. Each outlines family status and public service aims.
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Central Ave
Marion
Brady & O'Shea Law Firm
Cedar Rapids
Regis High School
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
University of Iowa College of
Bradley University
Peoria, Il
Jim
Human Rights Worker Gefter Lectures at Iowa on Russia Abuses
Valentin Gefter, executive director of the Human Rights Institute in Moscow, spoke at the University of Iowa on Russia’s human rights violations and the legacy of Soviet governance. He discussed cases, advocacy work, and the PRPU’s efforts across former Soviet republics.
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Iowa City
Russia
Cis
Boyd Law Building
U.S
Raber
Human Rights Institute
Moscow
PRPU
Memorial Human Rights Center
Georgia
Moldova
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Chechnya
Elie Wiesel
Hancher
University of Iowa
Allen Roberts
Victoria Rovine
U of Museum of Art
Africa
Oceania
The
Americas
Housing project faces water worries in long idle area
Mason says three acres for housing would lose half to a ditch not supporting corn rows. Water problems persist as July trenching shows water trucking to two homes for three weeks due to low wells. Developers will follow DNA directives, but if ten houses use about 2,000 gallons daily, the whole area may suffer.
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Mason
Three Cedar Rapids high schools to get new vans
The Cedar Rapids school board approved buying three eight passenger vans from Cedar Rapids Dodge for 65523 dollars. Jefferson Kennedy and Washington high schools may each add one more van with interest free four year loans from the physical plant and equipment levy fund.
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Azette
Jefferson
Kennedy
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Dodge
Washington, Kennedy and Jefferson
Kingston Stadium
Ken Childress
Ruth Callahan
Transportation Department
Do you support using gambling revenue to fund schools
Daily notebook notes TELUS polling asks if state gambling proceeds should fund schools. Readers may answer via CITYLINE or FYiowa online forum. Poll is non scientific and ends at 7 p.m. Discussion topics include NATO Yugoslavia strike funding for private schools and Cedar Rapids branch libraries.
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NATO
Yugoslavia
Cedar Rapids
Local government meetings and community events calendar
Public meetings listed for today and Thursday across Cedar Rapids Linn County and Marion including city council supervisors and park boards. A political calendar notes candidate forums and radio forums with U S reps Leach Nussie and officials. Arts outdoors Halloween and theater events are also scheduled along with recycling pickups and local notices.
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Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army
C Ave
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Metro Mechanical Board
Hiawatha
Marion Public Service Board
Public Services
31St St
Marion
Marion Park Board
Parks and Recreation Department
Marion Community Center
U.S
Jim Leach
Lowa
Bob Rush
U.S. House of Representatives
Ballantyne Auditorium
Kirkwood Community College
Jim Nussie
Rob Tully
House of Representatives
Kuni
Public
Sally Pederson
City High School
Iowa City
Rosemary Thomson
R-Marion
Linn County
Elmcrest Country Club
Iowa Lottery Jackpot and Daily Draw Numbers
Lottery results listed include CASH GAME numbers 5 10 11 26 28 and CASH 4 LIFE 69 84 9296. Illinois picks show PICK 3 23 9 and MIDDAY 1 8 8 with PICK 4 3 4 4 6 and EVENING 8 8 0 4. Little Lotto numbers 1 16 18 20 22 and 6 61 48. Jackpot stands at 1 million dollars.
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Seventh Ave. SE
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