A NEW MALIBU A retired nurse from Tabor won the drawing for a new car from Chat Mobility Friday morning. See photos on page 10A of today’s paper.
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Ted Cruz talks about simple flat tax plan and repealing illegal orders during a meet and greet at The Windrow in Creston Saturday afternoon.
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican presidential candidate, addresses a citizen’s question about improving care for veterans during his meet and greet at The Windrow in Creston Saturday afternoon.
By KELSEY HAUGEN
state, Cruz has made nearly 30 Iowa appearances this month. On Saturday, he held a meet and greet at The Windrow in Creston and answered questions from citizens about issues including taxes and ObamaCare. In opening, Cruz stressed the importance of citizens having the tools they need to succeed on their own. “You’re not doing anyone a favor by making them dependent on government,” he said. “We need to have the urgency to help people stand on their own two feet, and as president, that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
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en. Ted Cruz may be gaining support in Iowa. Earlier this month, the Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate received an endorsement from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a seven-term, social-conservative congressman. Now, results are in from a Quinnipiac University poll of 600 likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers. Cruz jumped to the second most popular GOP candidate, following Donald Trump. Trump earned 25 percent of the mock votes, and Cruz received 23 percent – double his support from the previous poll. “Today, the spotlight turns to Sen. Ted Cruz,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “The Iowa Republican Caucus has become a two-tiered contest: businessman Donald Trump and neurosurgeon Ben Carson lead on the outsider track, and Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio lead among party insiders.” In attempt to continue gathering support in the
Tax solution When asked by a citizen whether he plans to change the current progressive income tax system to a fair tax system, Cruz said he is a big supporter of the fair tax and consumption tax. He is currently campaigning on a simple flat tax, which he believes is more achievable politically in his first four years as president. “Then, once we get a flat tax, we can talk about going the rest of the way to the fair tax,” he said. Cruz has said his “fair CRUZ | 2A
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A poll of 600 likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers taken this month by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute found Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz are currently on top among the GOP candidates. Trump earned 25 percent of the mock votes, and Cruz recieved 23 percent – double his support from the previous Quinnipiac poll. Results from the October survey showed Carson with 28 percent of the mock votes, Trump with 20 percent, Rubio with 13 percent and Cruz with 10 percent.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican presidential candidate, talks to Matt Haynie, left, and Tom Young, right, both of Creston, during his meet and greet at The Windrow in Creston Saturday afternoon.
Bulk item cleanup still an issue in Union County BY BAILEY POOLMAN get more than others. Right CNA staff reporter
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Do you ever wonder what to do with large items when you want to throw them away? Waste Management has an arrangement with customers to pick up some bulk items. However, it’s not uncommon to see large items such as mattresses, TVs or couches illegally dumped in a ditch along rural roads in Union County. “I think in every county, and our county, I think there’s a certain amount of junk,” said Ron Riley, county superv i s o r . Riley “People go out on our secondary roads and find a ditch and throw it out. And, our secondary roads crews, basically when they see that, they have to spend time and effort and money to go out and pick it up.” It’s been an issue, Riley said, for a long time, and money in the secondary roads budget goes directly to the cleanup. Even though the number of city and county workers cleaning up junk has gone down, there is still a chunk of money going toward cleanup. Larry Latham, assistant to the county engineer, said the county spends between $5,000 and $10,000 each year cleaning county roads. “It depends how much it is, but any one location is hard to put a specific price on it,” Latham said. “Certain times of the year we
after Christmas, stuff like that.” County employees will make a list, then go out and clean ditches all at once if possible, unless it’s a regularly used street. Items usually seen include couches, recliners, mattresses, TVs, washers and dryers. Latham said it costs about $500 a day with two employees. “It costs the county the time and effort. You know you’re paying a man his full, you’re taking him away from his duty,” Riley said. “If people didn’t do it, you could spend that money somewhere else.” The money comes from the secondary roads budget, which is part of the money taxpayers pay the county. Kevin Kruse, Creston public works director, said city employees will clean up city streets if for some reason the arrangement with Waste Manage- Kruse ment isn’t utilized. Those who have to clean up spend an hour or so, and it costs the city between $50 and $100 each time. Within city of Creston limits, junk cleanup isn’t the same kind of issue as beyond. Kruse said employees don’t pick up the same amount of garbage as what could be found along county roads. But, one thing city employees have picked up, if less now than before, is a Christmas tree. “We’ll put it in the paper COUNTY | 10A
New dental office opens today in Creston By KYLE WILSON
was Dr. Dave Buck’s first patient through the door. Tillman has been a patient of his since he arrived in Creston in 1982. “This is very impressive,” Tillman said of the office, while hanging her coat up in the lobby. Meanwhile, Dr. Michael Buck’s first patient was Joey Rutledge of Afton, and Dr. Scott met first with Maddie Frey of Creston.
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The waiting room was full this morning when Creston’s new dental office building opened for business for the first time at 803 N. Sumner Avenue. This new 8,000-square-foot building houses dentists Dr. Dave Buck, Dr. Todd Scott, Dr. Michael Buck and their staffs. The patients arriving this morning from Greenfield, Afton and Creston had no trouble with the weather. Donna Tillman of Creston
IN THE PICTURE:
This new building is being split evenly, with Dr. Scott operating on the south side and the Bucks on the north. A vestibule area separates the two offices. The Bucks have six brand-new treatment rooms and Scott has four. Total, these three dentists have practiced in Creston for more than 54 years and currently serve about 5,000 patients in southwest Iowa. CNA photo by KYLE WILSON
Donna Tillman, middle, was Dr. Dave Buck’s first patient when a new dental office on Sumner Avenue opened for business this morning. She’s pictured here with Dr. Michael Buck, left, and Dr. Dave Buck.
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