Heating costs in Iowa seen rising up to 44 percent this winter
Iowa regulators forecast sharp increases in heating bills with homeowners facing monthly costs rising from 118 to 156 dollars in the coming winter. Estimates depend on temperatures and gas supply disruptions after Katrina, with 30 to 60 percent increases cited and utilities launching home energy audits and efficiency programs.
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the Gazette
Iowa
U.S. Energy Information Administration
U.S
Alliant Energy
Scott Drzycimski
MidAmerican Energy
Alan Arlis
MidAmerican
Alliant
Iowa Utilities Board
Free energy audits and rebate uptake rise this period
The notice lists free energy audits offered by MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy with contact numbers. It reports Aug 1 through Thursday rebate activity up 33 percent from last year and heating system incentives up 164 percent, inviting readers to contact the writer for more information.
Iowa Board Tightens Athletic Eligibility Rules
The State Board of Education voted 5-3 to require high school athletes to pass all classes to continue playing. A similar proposal failed narrowly last month, but Gov. Vilsack pressed for review. Policy must undergo legislative hearing in early 2006 and could take effect in 2006-07.
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Gaile
Iowa
New Orleans Faces Mass Mortuary Task After Floods
As waters recede in New Orleans officials confront a vast cleanup to identify and bury potentially thousands of corpses. About 25,000 body bags exist and a 5,000-dead morgue is being prepared, but naming victims remains a central challenge amid widespread poverty among the dead.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Louisiana
Bush Declares Sept 16 National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
President Bush announced a national day of prayer and remembrance for September 16 as Congress approved 51.8 million dollars in hurricane relief. The bill was signed last night reflecting federal disaster aid and recovery efforts.
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Bush
Congress
Government loans misallocated after 9/11. Iowa cases noted
The Associated Press reports a $5 billion federal program to aid small businesses post 9/11 proved poorly targeted. Loans reached firms far from New York ground zero, including a Cedar Rapids bookstore, an Iowa City restaurant, and other distant enterprises, while some nearby victims struggled to obtain help.
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Associated Press
New York
Ground Zero
South Dakota
Virgin Islands
Utah
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Nine-11
James Munsey
Virginia
Richmond
Arvind
Andy” Patel
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St. Bernard Parish
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
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Marion
East Iowa
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