Heated hearing on Cedar Rapids housing code debate
About 100 residents attended a two hour City Council hearing where most speakers urged a housing code and safe housing as a right but differed on enforcement. The session resumes Nov 10 at the Coliseum Armory with fresh arguments on rent escrow and enforcement mechanisms.
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Cedar Rapids
Coliseum
City Hall
Citizen’s Housing Code Review Committee
Dick Rehman
Brookland Drive
County Lions campaign for eye donors
Linn County Lions Clubs announce a week of activities to enlist eye donors and collect old eyeglasses. Cedar Rapids Noon Lions set up a booth at Armstrong's department store Friday through Saturday. Evening and Marion Host clubs operate at Lindale Mall Friday and Saturday with hours listed. Springville plans a house to house walk Saturday and Sunday. Hiawatha Club volunteers at Iowa Liquor Store and Me-Too Store Friday. Donor cards welcome ages 3 to 90. glasses of all types accepted.
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Linn County Lions Clubs
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong’s Department Store
Marion
Lindale Mall
Springville
Hiawatha
Iowa Liquor
Center Point Road
Me-Too
Blairs Ferry Road
Cedar Rapids Typographical Union Local 192 marks 100th year
Cedar Rapids union printers celebrate the 100th anniversary of Typographical Union Local 192 with a 1 p.m. dinner at the Holiday Inn and speaker Eugene Johnson of the International Typographical Union. Chartered December 26, 1881, the group has long served newspapers including The Gazette and now has 80 members led by President Russell Wolfe and officers Royal Sheldon Fred Lang and Paul Gatens Jr.
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Cedar Rapids
Typographical Union
Eugene Johnson
Des Moines
International Typographical Union
Holiday Inn
Barry Ingalls
L.B. Kramer
Local 192
the Gazette
Russell Wolfe
Royal Sheldon
Fred Lang
Paul Gatens Jr
Court orders AGO to open proration pool for Life Investors
The 8th Circuit on the same day ordered AGO to comply with an earlier federal court ruling and open the proration pool so all Life Investors shareholders have an equal chance to participate in AGO’s offer. Critics say AGO has flouted federal court orders and state insurance commissions while the court demands transparency for shareholder decisions.
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United States Court of Appeals For the
8Th Circuit
AGO
20GO
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
All Life Investor
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Dick Hogan
Rehman
Park Towne Place
Elaine Collins
Citizens For Community Improvement
Collins
Mary Ann Hadenfeldt
Solon
HACAP
Hadenfeldt
Eugene Knepper
Tomahawk Trail SE
Knepper
Dave Gregory
C Ave
Gregory
Hal Schaefer
County Lions Plan Campaign For
Eye Donors
C.R. Type Union Local
Steve Ovel
OVEL
Alicia Jackson
Life Investors
Mat
Lite Investors
Life Investors, Inc
Iowa
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