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LARRY BICKEL
Cedar Rapids

Larry Bickel, 68, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Because of state and federal guidance on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the family will not be having services for the public at this time. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion is assisting the family.
Larry was born Jan. 5, 1952, in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of Robert and Martha (LeClere) Bickel. He graduated from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. Larry worked for the Salvation Army for many years. He loved bicycles and would ride his bike to work. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his siblings, Henry (Annitta) Bickel of Marion, Marie (Kenneth) Westphal of Fairbank, Iowa, Clifford (Judy) Bickel of Anamosa, Leonard Bickel of Cedar Rapids, Janet Bickel of Marion, Donna Bickel of Cedar Rapids and Barbara (Dennis) Stevens of Highland, Ill.; and several nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers in infancy, Robert and Wayne; sister-in-law; and one niece.
Please share a memory of Larry at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

DOUGLAS CAREY ROBISON
Cedar Rapids

Douglas Carey Robison, 53, died April 30, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held later this month in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his children: daughter, Kerrie Ann Robison (36), daughter, Jamie Lee Robison (32), and son, Bradley Douglas Robison (31); brothers, Joseph, Steven, Robert and Michael; a sister, Tina Robison; his mother, Rose Gates; and 10 grandkids. Brandon Hugh Robison (22), was the eldest among them, Doug loved to show him off. Doug also had two great-grandkids who he adored.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Stephanie Lynn Robison; and his father, Robert Hugh Robison.
Doug liked to play pool and cards. He loved to see his grandkids grow and play. He was hardworking, and his last permanent job was doing construction. Doug recently volenteered at Olivet to help pass time. He was loved by many. He was so proud of all of his children and grandkids.
One thing everyone knew about our dad is that he always had a beer in his hand. Rest in paradise, Dad. You are missed and loved by many.We love you!!

LEILA CURRAN
Decorah

Leila Curran, 81, of Decorah, died on Monday, May 4, 2020, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis.
A memorial service for Leila will be held at a later date. Details and date of Celebration of Life will be posted at a later date.
Leila was born on March 28, 1939, to Leslie and Marie (Smith) Moyle, on their Clayton County, Iowa, rural home. She graduated from Strawberry Point High school on May 23, 1956, and married Carlyle Curran on June 2, 1956.
She was employed at United Way as a bookkeeper in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and later worked as an office manager for Wathan Flight Service in Cedar Rapids. After retiring, she moved to Decorah. She enjoyed crafting and instructing class on porcelain doll making and started her own Leila's Dolls business. One of her favorite pastimes was her travels to Marquette, Iowa, to the "Boat." She entered Wellington Place in July of 2019.
She is survived by two children, Carlotta Ellison of Decorah and Shannon (Sandy) Curran of Henderson, Nev.; grandchildren, Don Ellison of Charles City, Iowa, Clayton Ellison and Jessica Ellison of Decorah, Tim Curran Henderson, Nev., and Justin (Hayley) Curran of Riverside, Calif., and Rebecca (Dillon) Dyches of Salt Lake City, Utah; great-grandchildren, Hayden Dyches, Dylan Bakke, Breyer Ellison and Rhylen Ellison; an uncle, Glen Smith of Waterloo, Iowa; sister, Linda Floyd of Cedar Rapids; and sister-in-laws, Mary Moyle of Dundee, Iowa, Mary Moyle of Arizona and Karen Meese of Edgewood, Iowa.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leslie and Marie Moyle; and four brothers, Leslie "Les", Lyle, Leland "Lee" and Lynn.

MARIE "MAMALAKI" FRANCINE KASIDI
Iowa City

On Monday, April 27, 2020, Marie "Mamalaki" Francine Kasidi was called home by God after a brave battle with cancer. She was 57 years old. Marie loved the Lord Jesus Christ and was a pillar in the community.
Visitation will be this Friday at 4 to 8 p.m. at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. The burial service will be noon this Saturday at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. For instructions for the visitation and services, a complete obituary, to share a thought, memory or condolence, please visit the funeral home website at www.gayandciha.com.

INDEPENDENCE
Georgia Lauridsen Gray, 89, died Thursday, May 7, 2020. White Funeral Home, Independence.

I would be honored to serve this great county as your next Linn County Auditor. This role serves as the commission of elections and has oversight of all accounting functions, payroll, and oversight of property tax and real estate services. The position naturally requires someone of high integrity and strong work ethic, and it also requires strong leadership and someone willing to be a collaborative partner with the many Linn County residents, vendors, communities and staff who interface with the office.

I spent almost 14 years serving as Linn County Supervisor. I remain committed to helping Linn County be the most collaborative service provider possible. This takes a strong leader with a solid sense of what partnership and customer service mean to the many audiences Linn County serves.

My leadership and collaboration skills were demonstrated as we worked with many local, state and federal government partners to help Linn County successfully manage the devastation of the 2008 Flood, and the national recession that followed. During my tenure at the National Association of Counties, I trained counties and communities throughout the U.S. in post-disaster management. Our success in Linn County happened with collaborative efforts among many people and organizations. I took our “lessons learned” and shared what leadership and collaboration really look like when faced with a crisis.

While working for the National Association of Counties, I worked with the Cybersecurity Advisory Council of the Department of Homeland Security to advise on county-level election issues. Cybersecurity and elections security will be critical issues for all future elections. Engaging voters, helping to restore felons voting rights and making elections easier and more accessible are also key goals I have.

When I considered running for Auditor, Joel Miller had announced he wouldn’t be running again. Then he changed his mind. Two years ago, Mr. Miller changed his party affiliation to run against Supervisor Ben Rogers. Then he changed back to Democrat again, although the Linn County Web page still lists him as no-party. This does not represent the leadership Linn County’s partners need at any time, but especially not now.

These are unique times and there are many challenges ahead. I would be honored to bring my leadership and collaboration to serve Linn County. I ask for your vote in the June 2 primary for Linn County Auditor. Please request your absentee ballot, vote your ballot, and protect yourselves and our poll workers.

Linda Langston is a candidate in the Democratic primary for Linn County autidor.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors consists of five at-large members. Recently some people in the rural community have advocated for a board elected from districts within the county. A House Study Bill a few years ago would have required counties with a population greater than 150,000 to elect supervisors from districts, though a similar bill had failed earlier.

While districting a board of supervisors may appear to provide more representation to rural residents, the opposite would result. Currently, any resident anywhere in the county has five supervisors to whom they can communicate their needs. With districts, residents would have only one supervisor representing them.

There are many reasons electing supervisors from districts is not a good idea for Johnson County. But here is why, in fact, it’s a bad idea.

In Johnson County, our current practice for funding projects is determined using a needs assessment approach. This can be seen in our Five-Year Road Plan and works quite well. It is a triage of sorts, with the greatest need addressed first. With districts, it would become necessary to rotate projects based on the district in which it is located rather than the greatest need.

Imagine what might have happened in the 2016 emergency situation on the Highway 965 bridge over the Iowa River! During routine bridge inspections, county engineers determined repairs to that bridge to be our county’s greatest road need. It was an issue of public safety. Our at-large Board of Supervisors approved that project for immediate repairs.

Had we had districts, that project would land within my district and might have been put on hold, waiting for my district to have its turn at a big roads project. Just a couple years later, Swan Lake Road bridge over I-380, also in “my district” was deemed in need of immediate repair. While there is not a lot of traffic on that bridge, it is an essential route for farmers in the area. The closure was inconvenient during one farming season, but is now open and in good repair.

With districts, that bridge, in particular, would still be closed because it would be unfair for one district to have two big bridge repair jobs done before other districts had one done.

There are many other reasons why Johnson County’s Board of Supervisors should continue as an at-large body. Each county should be allowed to determine its own board of supervisors structure.

Lisa Green-Douglass is a candidate in the Democratic primary for Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has put Iowa on the map, and not in a good way. Sioux City and Waterloo/Cedar Falls are now on the list of communities in America with exploding cases of COVID-19. Both communities are now fighting to protect meatpacking workers and the community because company efforts to protect their workers have failed.

The alarms started going off at Iowa’s meatpacking plant in Tama and Columbus Junction in late March. Packing plants in those communities closed on April 6 due to rampant worker sickness from the deadly virus. Now, after repeated complaints, state OSHA inspectors were finally forced to visit Tyson’s plant in Waterloo. Sadly, however, they still have not conducted a single in-person inspection of any other Iowa plants to make sure that workers have protective equipment and are practicing effective infectious disease control.

Instead, Gov. Reynolds has repeatedly praised company executives for their efforts. trust packing plant CEOs without independently verifying what they were doing is now causing sickness, death and supply chain calamity.

Her ideologically motivated decision to block state inspectors from visiting and helping the plants has thrown Iowa livestock farmers into financial and management turmoil.

Now the president says all packing plants must remain open. This is a disaster. Forcing Iowa workers to work in unsafe conditions without state enforceable protections is cruel and will make all Iowans unsafe while further delaying our economic recovery.

Iowans deserve better.

State Sen. Joe Bolkcom

Iowa City

I’m running for Iowa’s 2nd district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early last fall, I found that Mariannette Miller-Meeks is running again, after three losses, and that former Illinois Congressman Bobby Schilling is an Illinoisan turned Iowan. The second district seat should be held by a true Iowa citizen legislator.

The House of Representatives was meant to be the people’s house. One where people temporarily left their home and family to serve in Washington, then returned home to resume their life. Being elected to office was never intended to be a lifetime job. If elected I will serve three terms, then return to Iowa and the private sector.

I believe our government should be small, efficient and responsive to its citizens. I would insist that all government programs are reviewed and eliminated if they are not currently serving the public’s interests. I would also push for a budget that does not grow at a higher rate than incoming revenues.

I believe that all law-abiding citizens have the right to own a gun to hunt or to protect themselves from danger. I will not support any additional restrictions placed on law-abiding citizens.

I believe all life is sacred, from conception to natural death, regardless of ability. It is not my intention to tell any woman what to do with her body. I would prefer that each women take full control of her body and the choices she makes before pregnancy occurs.

In the beginning, our country was land rich and people poor. Anyone who could make it to our country was welcome and opportunities abounded. Today, we are crowded and too many struggle to find substantial work. Immigrants are welcome, but I support only legal immigration, to mitigate how many enter the United States, while our county exercises its right to defend its borders by reasonable means, including strengthening barriers to illegal entry.

I grew up in Washington, Iowa and moved to Iowa City in my late 20s. I currently work in retail and my wife works at a food distribution plant. We have two children, ages 11 and 9, who attend public school in Iowa City. On any given day you could see me at the grocery store, the mall, at the children’s school or at their soccer game. I will be a true citizen-legislator and I would like your support.

Tim Borchardt is a candidate in the Republican primary for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

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