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RoundUp: property taxes, teen drinkers & prisoners give back
Posted: 08.08.2011 at 8:45 AM
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Property tax break to expire this year


Des Moines leaders are weighing the future of a popular tax break credited with bringing new development and people to the city.

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Grant targets adult bingers, teen drinkers

A Keokuk man hopes to reverse drinking problems believed to be occurring in Lee County.

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Council approves street plan; turns down water board incumbent

The council voted 5-0 to hold a public hearing Aug. 15 to discuss the general obligation capital loan notes the city plans to issue to pay for street improvements.

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Senator Rupp announces candidacy for Secretary of State

A lawmaker who's running for Secretary of State says incumbent Democrat Robin Carnahan is too liberal for Missouri.

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Reduce "brain drain" before school starts 

Chances are your child won't go to school at the same knowledge level he or she left with.

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Prisoners give back to their communities 

The Missouri Department of Corrections is trying to teach inmates to give back to communities and victims through the department's Restorative Justice Program.

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