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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 2010
Page
6
A federal funded Connect Iowa report shows Cedar County only 84 percent have broadband and 60 percent reach 3 Mbps, while Ringgold County hits 68 percent. Urban counties exceed the state average as Krista Tanner notes the data will guide gap reduction efforts.
Tanner, chairwoman of the Iowa Broadband Governance Deployment Board, says 50 percent of underserved households lack broadband versus 88 percent in non rural areas. Among non subscribers, 45 percent not interested, 31 percent without a computer, 21 percent say it is too expensive, 10 percent lack availability. Board aims to deliver policy recommendations by year end.
Branstad frames agriculture as a major engine for job creation and economic growth. He cites state data on 92,600 farmers across 30.8 million acres and a 2008 farm production value of 26.3 billion dollars, urging science based regulation and state infrastructure for increased production and processing.
Branstad’s plan promotes using current resources via technology and partnerships among universities community colleges and private businesses. It urges state government to enable innovation through streamlined permitting and reduced regulatory hurdles while supporting local food production supply chains and infrastructure including rail roads wind transmission and broadband.
Iowa will play Nebraska on Thanksgiving week in 2011 and 2012 as the Big Ten restructured to pair two of Iowa's rivals each year, with Wisconsin and Minnesota also on a rotating basis. Iowa leads the series with Wisconsin 42 41 2 and keeps Floyd of Rosedale against Minnesota.
Public safety and county attorney records list numerous individuals with alleged crimes on varied dates and places across Eastern Iowa. Details include arrests for assault and domestic abuse, drug offenses, weapon use, eluding, and more with addresses and incident locations in Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Cedar Rapids, West Branch, and Springville.
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