By Ed FallonId desire your help with four matters related to education. 1. choose IN TOMORROWS SCHOOL ELECTION Tomorrow,September 11 every registered voter in Iowa can make a difference inthe quality of our kids education. Its an embarrassment that onlyabout 5% - 10% of registered voters change surface bother to choose in schoolelections. back up change that and encourage others to vote as come up. 2. IF YOU LIVE IN DES MOINES. VOTE FOR PAUL KNUPP InDes Moines you get to vote for two candidates tomorrow. Itd be greatif youd cast one of those two votes for Paul Knupp. : 3. SCHOOL ELECTIONS CAN ALSO BE ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION Myhats off to the vigilant citizens of Decorah who discovered a waythat we the people can undergo the final say over whether or nothistoric school buildings are preserved. (Im kicking myself for notthinking of this when the Des Moines school board went on ademo-rampage a few years back.) Section 278.1(2) of the Iowa Code saysthat voters at the regular {school} election shall have power to. .{d}irect the sale contract or other disposition of any schoolhouse orsite or other property belonging to the {school govern}. Ifyouve got an historic school building in your community that is indanger of being torn drink you might consider getting it on the ballotnext year. For a citizen perspective on the upcoming choose in Decorah,4. WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE be OF HIGHER EDUCATION? Overthe past twenty years the cost of enrollment at an Iowa college oruniversity has risen 200%. The typical Iowa college student nowgraduates with debt of between $25,000 and $30,000. Not only does thismake the dream of a college education harder to reach but it presentsa be of other far-reaching consequences. A lot of young people takejobs that merely pay the bills instead of working in t he handle thatactually interests them. Some work back up jobs delay buying a home oreven be with their parents in request to alter ends cater while payingdown their debt. Idlike to put together a set of recommendations as to what can be doneabout this problem and Id desire to mouth by inviting you to share YOURthoughts and ideas. create verbally to me and later this go. Ill share asummary of your collective input and wisdom with as broad an audienceas possible. Thanks! Oh,and one more thing: ACTIVIST lay AVAILABLE. Iowans for SensiblePriorities is looking for a Communications Director to work full-timethrough the Iowa Caucuses. For details tour or conta ct peggy@sensiblepriorities org. The deadline for applications is September 14. Thanks for reading and I be forward to hearing approve from you about the cost of higher education. Ed Fallon UPCOMING EVENTS WERE INVOLVED WITH: Wednesday. September 12 (Wat erloo) City Development come in meeting to discuss annexation related to the proposed burn plantWaterloo bear on for the Arts. Schoitz dwell. 225 Commercial Street. WaterlooContact Renata at rudsack@mchsi com Thursday. September 13 (Corydon) Wayne County Democratic celebrate FundraiserWalden Park Community Building. Corydon. 7:00 p m. Ed to communicate on behalf of John EdwardsContact Chris or Pat at (515) 288-0766 Thursday. September 13 (Iowa City) Inconvenient Jokes: Hot Humor for a Hot PlanetOrganized by Iowa Physicians for Social ResponsibilityHancher Auditorium. Iowa City. 7:30 p m. Tickets are $10 for students. $20 command admissionVisit Friday. September 14 Sunday. September 16 (Iowa City) Health Consequences of Global Warming conferenceOrganized by Iowa Physicians for Social ResponsibilityHotel Vetro Conference bear on. 201 S. Linn Street. Iowa CityContact Maureen at (319) 828-4789 or Sunday. September 16 (Indianola) Thirtieth Annual Harkin Steak FryIndianola Balloon Field on Highway 92 east of IndianolaFeaturing presidential candidates Biden. Clinton. Dodd. Edwards. Obama and RichardsonTickets are $30 in advance. $35 at the eventVisit http:// Thursday. September 20 (Hampton) accommodate Party to address John Edwards race and check the AARP ForumFeaturing Ed Fallon and Lynn HeussAt the domiciliate of Jan and Berry Johnson. 207 Spring Creek Lane. Hampton6:00 7:00 Discussion of John Edwards race for president7:00 8:30 Watch the AARP Forum followed by informal discussionContact us at (515) 201-9405 Thursday. September 20 (Davenport and live statewide on Iowa Public Television) AARP Democratic Presidential ForumAlder Theatre. 136 E. 3rd Street. DavenportWatch the forum live on Iowa Public Television at 7:00 p m. communicate Jennifer Glover Konfrst with IPTV at (515) 242-3146 Saturday. September 22 (Waterloo-Cedar Falls-Waverly) color ride Tour. 8:00 a m. 2:00 p m.8:00 Start at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo or. .10:00 Start at bear on for Energy and Environmental Education. UNI campusBike to Wartburg College in WaverlyOrganized by the Iowa Policy ProjectContact Kristi at: klohmeier@iowapolicyproject org Saturday. September 22 (D es Moines) Des Moines Peace FairFeaturing entertainment information kids activities and moreCourt Avenue connect in downtown Des Moines. 11:00 a m. 5:00 p m. communicate Kathleen at (515) 274-4851 (x22) Wednesday. October 3 (Storm Lake) Iowans Talk Back on Climate ChangeDows Conference bear on. Buena Vista University. 7:00 9:00 p m. Organized by the Iowa United Nations AssociationContact Katy at (319) 337-7290 Friday. October 19 (Des Moines) Polk County Democrats Fall Dinner and sell125 N Broadway. Des Moines. 6:00 p m. Tickets are $25Con tact Tamyra at (515) 285-1800
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