A newspaper opinion column by 'Earline,' continued from page 5, describing a city council meeting where Mr. Jensen was prevented from presenting a Senior/Community Center committee report by a newly elected mayor. The columnist reflects that thirteen years later no Senior/Community Center was built, and costs have soared, questioning the power of all-volunteer councils over a city's future — with a reference to the proposed 'Des Moines Friendship Center' near the Field House.Open full document
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A newspaper opinion column by ‘Earline,’ continued from page 5, describing a city council meeting where Mr. Jensen was prevented from presenting a Senior/Community Center committee report by a newly elected mayor. The columnist reflects that thirteen years later no Senior/Community Center was built, and costs have soared, questioning the power of all-volunteer councils over a city’s future — with a reference to the proposed ‘Des Moines Friendship Center’ near the Field House.
