- Friday, March 13, 2009, 8:34
- Krusty Konservative
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I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks the Rebuild Iowa bill really doesn’t help much. The good folks at
Hawkeye Review had a sobering post about the state’s poor response to help get small businesses back on their feet. Also, Russ from Winterset deserves the krustacean of the week award. Russ had my back when I called ...
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- Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:36
- Krusty Konservative
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Yesterday, I wrote about how some temporary levees in southeast Iowa have already failed this spring. I think this is a complete failure of government. For all the talk about flood relief, and the millions of dollars that have been allocated for this, that, and everything under the sun, I have a hard time dealing with the fact that some levees were never ...
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- Thursday, March 5, 2009, 3:58
- Iowa, Top Story
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Governor Chet Culver returned to the Old Capitol in Iowa City yesterday to sign a proclamation declaring March to be, “Flood Awareness Month.” He also talked with local leaders and flood victims about flood relief efforts at a town-hall meeting.
Culver stated that a century and a half ago, people gathered in the Iowa City Capitol ...
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- Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 1:35
- Krusty Konservative
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Am I the only one who thinks that the residents of Linn County voting for a
tax increase to help pay for the rebuilding effort after last year’s flood is a clear indication that their government has failed them? I’m sure that some people will argue with me and say that there was no serious opposition to local option sales tax initiative, but ...
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