Local spending bump at Palo plant during outage
About 800 extra workers at Palo's Duane Arnold nuclear plant will boost local living costs by 4.8 million dollars during a monthlong outage. Project total costs exceed 34 million dollars, per NextEra Energy officials. Dorm evictions decline as UI enforcement improves student conduct. A new sensor based traffic signal at Highway 151 Springville aims to cut crashes pending permanent funding.
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Iowa
Palo
Duane Arnold
NextEra Energy Company
Iowa Department of Transportation
Highway 151
Springville
Iowa soil at risk from drought and erosion prompts rest period
Iowa farmers are urged by state experts to delay fall tillage and nitrogen fertilizer until spring to conserve moisture and support soil life after a drought. Rain this weekend will not offset yearlong losses to topsoil and subsoil moisture, risking ongoing erosion.
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Iowa
Letter contest over Mount Vernon Road filling station near McKinley Middle
A reader argues against a convenience store at 14th Street and Mount Vernon Road SE near McKinley Middle School citing obesity rates in Cedar Rapids schools and research on how nearby unhealthy food outlets influence youth. The writer urges community driven, healthier progress over shopping-center hype.
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School Board
Mount Vernon Road
14Th
15Th Streets
McKinley Middle School
10Th Street
Pusateri’s
Sprynel’s
Homsey’s
Eighth Avenue
Mount Vernon
16Th Street
Meis’s and Hladky’s
East End
12Th Street
14Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Go Vote Now: Use Your Turn to Decide
A call to citizens to cast a ballot using any method including early, absentee, or at polls. Encourages reliance on common sense to strengthen the United States and family security through voting.
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United States of America
New leadership urged to boost economy over Obama policies
James Balmer of Iowa City argues against re electing President Obama. He critiques ObamaCare and post crisis financial reforms as harmful to small business, citing impact on tax costs and access to financing. Balmer, co owner of Plumbers Supply Company, promotes Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
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Richard Myers
Obama
Myers
CPA
Wall Street
Iowa Finance Authority
IFA
James Balmer
Iowa City
John Balmer
Plumbers Supply Company
Balmerim
Gmail
Cedar Rapids Family Home Child Care Association celebrates 40 years
Community leaders praise the Cedar Rapids group for four decades of service providing training and support to registered home providers and free referrals to families. The association works with DHS standards, offers 10 annual trainings, and partners with IFCCA and the national family child care network.
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Cedar Rapids
June Loney
Crhomechildcare
FHCCA
DHS
Ryan’s Steakhouse
Collins Road
Iowa Family Child Care Association
IFCCA
National Association For Family Child Care
Family Home Child Care Association
Margie Fuller
Cedar Rapids Family Home Child Care Association
Margie.fuller
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