Linn Fairness Maps Drive District Split in Linn County Supervisors
The Linn County redistricting fight centers on Maps D and G with Map D putting incumbents Lu Barron and Linda Langston in one district and Map G separating them. Supporters argue Map G better reflects rural urban divides while opponents accuse political maneuvering by Sterzenbach and Bernard. At public hearings residents from Marion Robins and Mount Vernon weighed in as the commission, led by three Democrats, chose Map G by a 3-2 vote.
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Linda Langston
Mulholland
Linn County Auditor’s Office
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Marion
Commission
Robins
Hiawatha
Central City
Jean Oxley
Map 6
Oxley
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Linn County supervisor maps spark debate over districts
Democrat Jackson defends Map G as a revised plan while noting rural Linn County’s 22 000 residents makes a true rural district unlikely without a Cedar Rapids Hiawatha Marion U shaped district. Republican Hames and Elgin back Map D as more compact and superior overall.
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Linn County
Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Marion
Barbara Hames
Jeff Elgin
Hames
Elgin
Teens create cancer help site Gems of Hope
The Gems of Hope group recruited Kennedy High School senior Paul Goetzman to design a teen focused cancer site. Sydney Harman, a University of Iowa junior, helped and noted how a similar outlet would have helped her when her mother faced breast cancer. The site offers a forum, a How to Deal guide, coping tips, actions teens can take, a music playlist, and a Wall for gratitude with plans for live chats and professional guidance.
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Kennedy High School
Goetzman
Hiawatha
Sydney Harman
University of Iowa
Harman
Sheila Harman
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Reed
American Cancer Society
Iowa
Oral Roberts University Deep in Debt
Oral Roberts University faces a crippling debt of about 52.5 to 55 million dollars due to high maintenance costs and weak donor support. Chairman George Pearsons and spokesman Jeremy Burton disclosed the figures as president Richard Roberts takes a leave of absence amid a lawsuit from three former professors alleging wrongful dismissal.
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Oral Roberts University
Jeremy Burton
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