Linn County Auditor Joel Miller wrote a letter to Linda Langston asking her to get off the panel that will on Thursday decide whether auditor candidate Lyle Hanson’s name can be on the ballot in the Democratic primary on June 3.
Here’s the letter: recuse-langston-request.pdf
Hanson and Miller were getting ready for one of the more interesting races in [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Miller wants Langston off panel that will decide Hanson’s fate
Posted in County Government, tagged auditor, Cedar Rapids, election, Joel Miller, Linda Langston, Linn County, Lyle Hanson on March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Doh! Hanson’s papers challenged
Posted in County Government on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two challenges were filed today against Lyle Hanson’s candidacy for Linn County auditor, because he has a date wrong in his nomination paperwork.
David A. O’Brien of 4726 Leprechaun Lane NE and Curtis Steuber of 6001 E Ave. NW objected to the fact that the date of the Democratic primary is incorrect on Hanson’s nomination papers, which he [...]
Mahoney’s to go smokeless
Posted in Other on March 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
One of the smokiest bars in Cedar Rapids will be non-smoking beginning Tuesday.
Mahoney’s Irish Pub, in the heart of the Irish district at 1602 E Ave. NE, is beating the state legislature to the punch and going fresh and clean. It was reported on The Gazette’s Money page (on the back of the Iowa Today section) on Tuesday.
It’s a [...]
Find your district
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of people aren’t sure which supervisor district they live in. I’m sure even the candidates themselves will be regularly consulting the map at this page on the county auditor’s website. Follow the link, then click on All Districts (24″ x 36″). If you live in Mount Vernon or Central City, it’s easy to figure [...]
Sibling rivalry no more
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Update: Mary Arenas says she will run as a write-in candidate in the Democratic primary.
In case you missed it in the paper this morning, here is the list of candidates who’ll be in the June 3 primaries in Linn County. You’ll notice that Mary Arenas, who announced she was running for supervisor in District 3, isn’t on the [...]
On vacation
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on vacation until Wednesday, in Utah. That’s why I haven’t been posting. I’ll get right to it when I get back.
Sibling rivalry on the campaign trail
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Republican Jesse A. Arenas, II filed his nomination papers this afternoon for a run at county supervisor. He’s going to run in District 3.
Funny thing is, so is his sister.
Mary Arenas, a Democrat, announced last week she is running for supervisor in District 3. If the two of them make it through the primary (both have [...]
Supervisor matchups 1 and 2
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A week from Wednesday the filing deadline will pass and we’ll know who the candidates for Linn County supervisor are. Let’s look at the matchups we’ve got right now in the five districts. Here are the first two (will get to the other three in coming days). We’ll talk more about this as things move along. [...]
It’s too hot in here, Miell says
Posted in Courts on March 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The infamous landlord Robert K. Miell wants a change of venue for his federal criminal trial, on that old argument that the publicity surrounding his case has been too extensive and corrupting for him to receive a fair trial here in Cedar Rapids.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office thinks his argument is pretty flimsy, because what they’re accusing [...]
Prominent Buchanan County Democrat dies
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Farmer and former Buchanan County supervisor Richard L. “Dick” Cameron died Monday at age 83 and his funeral is going on right now. Linn County Auditor Joel Miller, who is from Independence, is up there for the service. You can read Cameron’s obituary here.
