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• Carlisle food pantry distributes food during 'special opening' as water restrictions continue (weareiowa.com) — West Des Moines crews are helping Carlisle recover from a major water main break by providing specialized equipment to inspect sewer lines and restore service safely. While Carlisle families manage ongoing water restrictions, local volunteers have launched a one-day food pantry to ease financial strain, and city leaders are cautiously progressing through a careful, neighborhood-by-neighborhood system check.
• At $777,000 per job, will Iowa's offer for a steel plant pay off? (desmoinesregister.com subscription) — Iowa's massive incentive package for a proposed Lee County steel plant is drawing scrutiny, and the story compares it to earlier mega-deals like Microsoft's heavily subsidized West Des Moines data center expansion. Experts debate whether such costly tax breaks truly deliver promised jobs, suggesting investments in training, housing, and infrastructure might better support communities and workers statewide.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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