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Illegal drugs available locally are getting more potent

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By Lauris Olson
AmesNewsOnline

(March 9, 2010 – 11 a.m.) Local drug enforcement agents are noting an increase in the potency of some illegal drugs available in the Story County area.

“People think marijuana is a safe drug and you can’t get into trouble using it,” an undercover narcotics officer with the Central Iowa Drug Task Force told the Story County Juvenile Justice Committee on Monday.

“But that is not true. In the last year, we have started to hear of overdoses from smoking marijuana. We’ve never heard of that before. The problem is that the marijuana coming from Canada through Minnesota or being grown in Colorado has a very high concentration of the active ingredient THC.

Computer recycling program turns e-waste into gold for Goodwill

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Photos by Yenfang Szu, AmesNewsOnline.com

By Yenfang Szu
AmesNewsOnline.com

(March 5, 2010 - 10:30 a.m.) At the headquarters at Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa in Des Moines last week, there were several big boxes containing huge piles of computer monitors, printers, and cell phones in the storage area. One of them was labeled “E-Waste, Urbandale store.”

Dave Parr, the operations director of Goodwill’s E-Waste [electronic waste] Program, pointed it out and said, “This box comes from the Urbandale store. It weighs around 300 pounds. Those bigger ones probably weigh 400 to 500 pounds. The store collects donated computers and related products and then puts them into big boxes. Once the boxes are full, they will be brought back to here. ”

Legislators debate fair share legislation

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By Mike Malloy

AmesNewsOnline

(Feb. 26, 2010 - 4:15 p.m.) Four local legislators discussed House Study Bill 702, also known as “fair share,” Friday at a Chamber of Commerce event.

If the bill passes, non-union members would be required to pay a fee for services provided, such as arbitration representation, by the union. This would only apply to executive branch government employees, and would not include positions like public school teachers or any worker in private business. A larger-scale version of the proposal failed to pass last year.

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Rep. Lisa Heddens update: March 8
Photo courtesy of Rep. Lisa Heddens' Office By Rep. Lisa Heddens Government Reorganization To Save $265 Million: The Iowa House of Representatives gave final approval to another piece of the government reorganization effort that will save taxpayers $265 million next year. 
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell update: March 8
Photo courtesy of Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell's Office By Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell The Problem…. Health care is one of the most important issues I have worked on. I have two examples of “poster children” for health care reform although neither of them are children. Both are Iowans.
Rep. Dave Deyoe update: March 8
Photo courtesy of Rep. Dave Deyoe's Office By Rep. Dave Deyoe Economic Growth Committee Discusses Jobs Finally:  On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, the House Economic Growth Committee concluded its final committee meeting of the session by inviting Iowa businesses to testify on Iowa’s business climate.  The meeting marked the first time this session the committee engaged in an in-...
Rep. Dave Deyoe update: March 1
Photo courtesy of Rep. Dave Deyoe's Office By Rep. Dave Deyoe Higher Insurance Premiums? Don’t Worry–Just Add Mandates: On Thursday, the House and Senate Commerce Committees held a rare joint meeting to discuss one of the bigger issues facing Iowans today – health insurance premiums. It was learned last week that 80,000 Iowans were receiving double-digit premium hikes for their...
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell update: Feb. 26
Photo courtesy of Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell's Office By Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Good News: …for Iowa’s Guards and Reserves As members of the Iowa Guard and Reserve continue to play a key role in military operations overseas, I’ve been working to help military families in education, health care, employment, custody issues, and voting. With nearly 4,000 Iowans on the...
Rep. Lisa Heddens update: Feb. 26
Photo courtesy of Rep. Lisa Heddens Office By Rep. Lisa Heddens Texting While Driving Ban Passes House: In an effort to improve safety on Iowa’s roadways and save lives, the House approved a ban on text messaging, instant messaging, and e-mailing while driving this week. Numerous studies have shown that texting is one of the more serious distractions, even showing that a person who is...
Rep. Rich Olive update: Feb. 25
Photo courtesy of Rep. Rich Olive's Office By Rep. Rich Olive Texting ban will improve safety on Iowa roadways Iowa streets and highways will be safer for all drivers because of a texting ban approved this week by the Iowa Senate.
Rep. Herman Quirmbach update: Feb. 22
Photo courtesy of Rep. Herman Quirmbach Office By Rep. Herman Quirmbach Upcoming Public Forums: Ames Chamber of Commerce Legislative Lunch. – 12:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at First National Bank, 405 5th St. (To register, call Ames Chamber at 232-2310).
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell update: Feb. 19
Photo courtesy of Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell's Office By Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Holding insurance companies accountable: This week, the primary health insurance company in Iowa (Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield) announced an 18% insurance rate hike for customers that impacts over 80,000 Iowans. In these tough economic times, middle class families can’t afford these outrageous...
Rep. Rich Olive update: Feb. 18
Photo courtesy of Rep. Rich Olive's Office By Rep. Rich Olive Protecting Iowa voters from corporate campaign spending run amok:   We are moving quickly at the Statehouse to protect middle-class families from big corporations and shadowy organizations after a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision.  
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Rep. Rich Olive public forum
9:00am - 12:00pm
Rep. Rich Olive will host public forum on Saturday, March 13. He will host a Roland Listening Post at 9 a.m. at the Public Library, 218 North Main St. He will also host a Colo Listening Post at 11 a.m. at Community Center, 309 Main St.

Monday, March 15, 2010

City of Ames public meeting on property in the downtown Ames area
7:00pm - 8:30pm
City of Ames will hold a public meeting on property in the downtown Ames area north of lincoln Way at 7 p.m. Monday, March 15, in the Council Chambers, Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave. To view AmesNewsOnline.com's archives of Ames city council agendas, meeting minutes, reports and city-related...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ames League of Women Voters program on Election Reform
7:30pm - 9:00pm
The Ames League of Women Voters will host a program on Election Reform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th St.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Hunger Banquet
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Student Union Board will host a Hunger Banquet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in the Campanile Room, ISU Memorial Union.  Hunger Banquets help the public gain a better understanding of global poverty and hunger through a dramatic representation of the unequal distribution of the world’s...

Thursday, March 25, 2010

ISU Lecture Series presents "Reflections on the 8th Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion"
8:00pm - 9:00pm
ISU Lecture Series presents "Reflections on the 8th Anniversary of the Iraq Invasion" with Tom Cordaro, at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 25, Sun Room, Memorial Union. Tom Cordaro, the author of Be Not Afraid: An Alternative to the War on Terror, has been involved with faith-based peace and...

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