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Northern Iowan

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

OPINION 4 | CAMPUSLIFE 6 | SPORTS 8 | GAMES 10

October 25, 2011

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Volume 108, Issue 17

TUESDAY

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Cedar Falls, Iowa

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LOCAL ELECTIONS

ON-CAMPUS VOTING BEGINS LINH TA Staff Writer

University of Northern Iowa students can begin casting their votes for local elections this Tuesday and Wednesday in Maucker Union from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Take some time to get to know the candidates before you cast your vote.

mayoral candidates

frank darrah

jon crews cedar falls mayor experience: Falls

city council member, 5th ward

26 years as mayor of Cedar

website: www.crewsformayor.com/ facebook page: Jon Crews for Mayor First elected when he was a graduate student at the University of Northern Iowa, Crews is married with six children. He has three degrees from UNI and he has worked on projects that range from funding the McLeod Center to his current health initiative, “The Blue Zone Project.” In his campaign, Crews promotes three major traits: vision, experience and leadership. “I think if you add those three things together, you get results,” Crews said. “Quick results, good results.” With his experience as mayor, Crews has found it important to maintain a high quality of life in Cedar Falls. His goal is to sustain the city’s high quality of life by having good jobs in the city. “The one thing that would help you consider staying here is a good-paying job,” Crews said. “It’s not the mountains or the oceans; it’s the decent paying jobs.” Along with creating good jobs for citizens, his goals include rejuvenating areas such as College Square Mall and maintaining a “vibrant economic base.” Crews proudly says that he’s “purple for life,” noting his constant involvement with the university through a variety of things such as teaching classes, demonstrating support for scholarships and bringing in international students. “I am a Panther for life and look forward to continuing to work with UNI to make Cedar Falls even better the next two years,” Crews said.

for information on the four candidates running for the City Council 4th Ward position, see page 3.

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experience: government

28 years in the city

website: www.darrahformayor.com facebook page: Frank Darrah for Mayor Frank Darrah, a former educator, said that through his work with special education and his long experience with city councils, he has learned a lot about how the city of Cedar Falls functions. “I think that I’m a problem solver; I can work with people,” Darrah said. “I may not have the answers, but I can work with people to find the answers.” Some of his main priorities for the future of Cedar Falls are to maintain “a sound budget and high-quality services for the people of Cedar Falls.” Darrah hopes to increase communication and work with neighborhood associations, UNI and the Cedar Falls school system. “I feel that we have a lot of great individuals, and the city needs their expertise, and we need to develop partnerships,” Darrah said. Darrah wants to revitalize older parts of the community, focusing on locations such as University Avenue, businesses around campus and downtown. He wants to add a UNI student representative to the Cedar Falls City Council and to get students more actively engaged in local government. “I really want to strengthen and build the relationship, not just between the university and the city, but the students and the university and the city,” Darrah said. “I was in education because I believe that young people are our future and that what we do today will impact your life far more than it will impact my life.” Darrah wants to provide an environment for students in which there is “community, leadership and volunteerism in young people.” “I just want people to feel that ‘Hey, I’m a part of this community even if I’m only here for four years,” he said.

DIBINGA DISCCUSES CONGO CONFLICT

IOWA TO BECOME THE HEALTHIEST STATE?

larry quigley unemployed experience: None website: None

facebook page: for Mayor

Larry Quigley

Larry Quigley’s priorities as mayor would be to “focus on the growth of local business” and to make sure “the city does not give breaks to megacompanies, but also works to incentivize small businesses,” according to an article from Communitynewspaper.com. Quigley decided to run for mayor after becoming “frustrated with some contacts for the city,” according to an article from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. For example, Quigley found that the city didn’t clear snow in a way that allowed him to move around in his wheelchair. Quigley believes the mayor needs to champion minority issues, according to a note posted on the Facebook page “Larry Quigley for Mayor.” He believes that minorities “need full inclusion in our schools, barrier-free architecture, universal design for education and a city that is progressive enough to see the value in clean sidewalks, and curb cuts.” Quigley grew up in Bremer County and received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Iowa. He also worked on a doctoral dissertation at UNI, according to Communitynewspaper.com. Quigley was unable to be reached for comment.

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AUTHOR ROBERT WALLER REFLECTS ON LIFE


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