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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2009
Page
1
Gov. Chet Culver outlines a 10 percent across the board cut touching movies bureaus schools and safety programs. Plans include laying off 791 state workers and freezing 529 positions while trimming restaurant inspections preschool aid college aid and lunch prices. Culver aims for a $150 million year end balance amid a tight 2011 budget outlook.
Doug Heath a former Grand High Priest of Iowa Freemasons explains to The Gazette that Masons keep family details private and many modern members discover their relatives are in the fraternity. The article notes Freemasonry as a nonsectarian, inclusive group for Christians Jews Muslims and Buddhists with roots as the world’s oldest fraternity and references Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol.
A preliminary plan envisions 545 layoffed workers across Iowa including 80.5 positions at Fort Madison maximum security, 79 human services cuts from Toledo Eldora Independence and Des Moines offices, up to 5 percent Medicaid provider rate cuts, discontinuation of a 50 worker Marshalltown child support center, and 20 State Patrol troopers plus 20 gaming officers laid off.
The Freemasons symbolism appears on the dollar bill with a pyramid capstone symbolizing the soul's immortality. The left eagle wing shows 32 feathers for Scottish Rite degrees and the right wing 33 for the 33rd degree. The York Rite uses nine tall feathers.
Cedar Rapids officials weigh sites for a new downtown library and a central fire station to replace flood damaged facilities. Public open houses on November 17 and 18 will guide site decisions after consultant presentations push for a City Hall project valued at roughly 50 million dollars. The temporary City Hall operates from 3851 River Ridge Drive with 31,500 square feet, while a Veterans Memorial Building site remains abandoned.
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