Students lead recycling push at Center Point Urba
Center Point Ur bana elementary and middle schools have produced more than 150 posters on recycling and will showcase them at a public forum tonight. The Recycling Committee advocates mandatory curbside pickup with one private hauler to boost participation ahead of Linn County’s Jan 15 deadline for plan approval. Center Point already has voluntary recycling with two haulers, and officials stress education to engage nonparticipants.
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Douglas Neumann
Center Point-Urbana
Center Point
Doris Dufoe
DeEtta Andersen
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Andersen
Center Point to Hold Public Forum on Mandatory Recycling
The Center Point Recycling Committee hosts a 7 tonight public forum in the school all purpose room as the last chance for residents to speak before the City Council considers a mandatory recycling program. Anderson notes posters raised enthusiasm while teachers and officials promote student involvement and future recognition by Mayor Beatty.
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Center Point Recycling Committee
Center Point
Karen Kaut
Joseph Beatty
Beatty
Optimistic stance in WOI-TV sale trial in Nevada
The chief opponent in the WOI-TV sale lawsuit says he is cautiously optimistic as the trial continues over Iowa State University station sale. The Board of Regents moved to finalize the 14 million sale to Capital Communications Co. despite opposition led by Iowans for WOI-TV, formed to challenge the deal.
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Nevada
Woi-Tv
Board of Regents
Iowa State University
Capital Communications Co
Citadel Communications
Wymer to plead guilty in $100 million funds case
Los Angeles money manager Steven D. Wymer plans to plead guilty to nine counts and cooperate with authorities to trace losses. He faces prison time in January after a deal that would see his $10 to $15 million in assets placed into a victims’ fund to aid 88 Iowa entities and other clients. Wymer headed Irvine based International Treasury Management which managed 1.2 billion for 65 agencies.
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Los Angeles
Iowa
Steven D. Wymer
Mark Roberts
Wymer
Roberts
Newport Beach
Calif
Manhattan
Florida
Sun Valley
Idaho
U.S
Richard Gadbois
FBI
Gadbois
International Treasury Management
California
Colorado
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
U.S. Treasury
Iowa Trust Fund
ITM
Burglary at Iowa State Fairgrounds Ends With Arrest
Police say a Des Moines man, Dennis Ray Brown Jr., 25, burglarized the home of fair administrator Marion Lucas on the Iowa State Fair grounds during the weekend. Brown fled in Lucas’s four wheel drive vehicle but was arrested Sunday.
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Des Moines
Police Say
Marion Lucas
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Dennis Ray Brown Jr
Branstad Urges Bush Action On Ethanol Rules For Iowa
Iowa Governor Branstad presses President Bush and Bill Clinton to overrule or modify an EPA rule that could block corn ethanol in reformulated fuels. He warns action before the election is crucial to protect Iowa votes and agricultural interests, citing oil lobby opposition and late moves. Senator Harkin praises Clinton’s Iowa outreach. Branstad says Bush should visit Iowa to spell out policy.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Bush
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Bill Clinton
Environmental Protection Agency
Branstad
EPA
Clinton
Indianola
Midwest
Iowa Older Iowans Legislature Considers Health Plan Transit Aid
Delegates at the 15th annual Older Iowans Legislature debate proposals to create a statewide universal health insurance plan with a 19 member board and administrator. They also review moving to a uniform statewide transit system, raising nursing home reimbursements, plus sales tax exemption for aging agencies and a vaccine program for those 60 plus.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Iowa General Assembly
Wind chimes spark neighbor dispute and letters to Abby
Readers debate wind chimes vs quiet living and share anecdotes about nuisance noise. A Duluth neighbor removes chimes with a note, while others suggest solutions or humor to cope with the raucous sounds.
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Abby
Elmer McKay
Duluth
Minn
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