Have you ever opened a brand-new Word document, only to feel frozen, not only by the possibilities, but by the overwhelming blankness of it all?
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Erin M. Gentz
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2/11/25
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Feb. 12, 1975: Members of Eldridge United Methodist Church planned to hold a service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the opening of their new, permanent worship center. Church members had been meeting in the basement of the Eldridge Cooperative Company building.
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Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
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2/11/25
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The Public Safety Committee continued to stay busy last week. So far we have moved nine bills to out of committee. I have greatly enjoyed this new role as committee chairman, and appreciate our committee members, all focused on what matters to Iowans.
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Mike Vondran
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2/11/25
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Just like home mortgages, payments on bonds issued by the state seem to go on forever. While the state of Iowa has a significantly lower amount of outstanding bond debt when compared to other states, the cost of these bonds still has a big impact on what can be done to address state infrastructure needs of today and tomorrow.
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Gary Mohr and Mike Vondran
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2/11/25
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" We want to extend a special thank you to our friends and partners at the Long Grove Volunteer Fire Department for their rapid response and hard work, along with Scott Emergency Communications Center (SECC), MEDIC EMS of Scott County, Eldridge Police Department, Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Eldridge Electric & Water Utilities, MidAmerican Energy and the American Red Cross for their on scene support ..."
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2/11/25
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"MAGA supporters please reply. Do people really believe Trump and Musk aren’t forging ahead with a dictatorship, or kingship, with Musk a trusted Prince ..."
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2/11/25
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"We have a potential gem within our grasp. I encourage the Eldridge elected officials to invest in our city and natural environment by making Sheridan Meadows Pond improvements a priority and a foreseeable reality ..."
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2/11/25
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" ... I also see similarities between the early 1930s in Germany and our current political situation. It is astonishing to me that many other people can't see it ..."
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2/11/25
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Feb. 10, 2010: North Scott superintendent Jeff Schwiebert suggested that when the combined student populations at Ed White and Alan Shepard reached 850, the district should consider building another elementary school. The current enrollment was 794, including 75 sixth graders from Ed White who were currently attending classes at the junior high.
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Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
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2/4/25
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Last week was also National School Choice Week, providing an opportunity to recognize Iowa’s progress in expanding educational options for families. Since the passage of the Students First Act in 2022, there has been large interest in school choice initiatives. These efforts aim to enhance academic outcomes across all educational settings—public, private, and charter schools—ensuring families have access to the best learning environment for their children.
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Kerry Gruenhagen
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2/4/25
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Session is in full gear and many of the major pieces of legislation you may be hearing about are in their formulation and public input stage. As bills begin to have clarity, I will write about those topics in future columns. For this week, I will give you some highlights of bills that have passed a subcommittee and are up for consideration.
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Bobby Kaufmann
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2/4/25
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Stubbornly high prices for heavy equipment, supplies, and technology continue to impact the budget of the Department of Transportation. This was the Department’s message as it presented its Fiscal Year 2026 spending proposal to the House Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals budget subcommittee Jan. 27.
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Gary Mohr
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2/4/25
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest grassroots farm organization, will address key priorities including the modernization of the state’s Grain Indemnity Fund, protecting property taxpayers and other important policies impacting Iowa’s farmers and rural communities during the 2025 legislative session.
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2/4/25
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"Zimmer is already working across the aisle talking to our elected representatives in the legislature, county boards, city councils and community leaders. He will be a great asset in Des Moines ..."
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2/4/25
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"The overwhelming generosity of the people of Eldridge, helped provide joy to children in need through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season ..."
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2/4/25
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"Republican legislators are now interfering in the University of Iowa curriculum. This smells of partisan politics, and the stench reeks of propaganda ..."
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2/4/25
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Lancer Productions’ Children’s Theatre is always fun, but this year, they’re going big. For the first time since 2022 and Disney’s “Frozen Jr.,” they’re staging a full-scale musical.
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Erin M. Gentz
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1/29/25
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Feb. 2, 2000: Slagle’s Supermarkets Inc. accepted the City of Eldridge’s $752,000 offer to purchase the building that was formerly home to a grocery store. The city intended to lease the building to the Scott County Library as the new headquarters in Eldridge.
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Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
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1/29/25
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Iowa Capital Dispatch this month marked the fifth anniversary of its launch on Jan. 7, 2020.
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Kathie Obradovich
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1/29/25
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In this year’s tax bill I do intend to pursue the option for counties (including Scott County) that have already declared Emergency Medical Service as an essential service, as well as any new counties who have not yet done so, to have access to a higher levy rate and new money. I want to be clear: Cedar County voters would still have to vote and adopt this option. The difference is that counties who already have voted and are adopting the EMS infrastructure would not have to start that process from scratch.
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Bobby Kaufmann
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1/29/25
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