Introduction The novel coronavirus (Covid-19), also known as SARS-Cov2 is a new virus that is causing a respiratory illness across the United States and the globe. It was first identified in December 2019 (Cleveland Clinic, 2020) in Wuhan, China. Symptoms of Covid-19 There is an incubation period (Lauer, 2020) of 5.5 days, with symptoms appearing…
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Sigourney City Council Meeting, Mar 4
Below are some brief notes from the March 4th Sigourney City Council Meeting. City Council Agenda Items Consent Agenda Approval of a Consent Agenda The Consent Agenda included the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting, the Council Accounts Payable, approval of the credit card report and approval of Don North (Director of Public…
Methods of Measuring State Economies
State government economies vary tremendously in size in the US, with California’s GDP being so large that if it were its own country it would be the 5th largest in the world (Egel, May 4 2018) Inc Magazine Method Inc is a business magazine founded in 1979 and known for the “Inc 5000”, a list…
Elected Officials in Sigourney, Iowa
Introduction The elected officials in Sigourney, Iowa consist of the Mayor, the City Council, the Sigourney Community School Board, and the Keokuk County Supervisors (who are not elected by the city by the entire county, but represent and serve Sigourney constituents.) The Sigourney News-Review is the source for the majority of the below information, but…
Iowa House File 153 (HF153)
Introduction Looking at new legislation related to economic development recently, I was surprised to see HF153 listed there. House File 153, “An Act providing for an abortion victims monument on the capitol complex grounds”, was sponsored by House Reps Dean Fisher (District 72), Tom Gerhold (District 75), Skyler Wheeler (District 4), and Sandy Salmon (District…