Behind the scenes Iowa AEAs support local education
Beth Strike outlines how Area Education Agency 267 quietly aids Iowa schools. AEAs lead teacher training, implement new reading initiatives, and support special needs with master level therapists. They provide loaned materials like iPads and robots, funded by federal and state sources. AEA 267 serves 60,000+ students across 18 counties over 9,000 square miles.
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Beth
Iowa
Area Education Agency
Aeas
AEA
Area Education Agency 267
AEA 267
Guth, Dennis Iowa senator outlines changes after GOP majority
Dennis Guth, Iowa Senate, details upcoming committee leadership shifts, aims to cut unnecessary programs, tackle Public Employee Collective Bargaining, balance a tight budget, and push religious liberty and unborn life protections. He cites faster education funding decisions but slower labor talks, and invites constituents to plan town halls.
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John Landon
House
Senate
Secretary of State
Department of Inspection and Appeals
Labor and Business
Branstad
Iowa
Commerce
Appropriations
Education
Agriculture
Health and Human Services
Rice Lake Perch Fishing Contest Set for Saturday
The Winnebago County Conservation Board hosts a free perch fishing contest Saturday January 14 at Rice Lake State Park from 1 to 3 pm. Prizes for first perch and largest perch across age groups, door prizes, snacks, and warm drinks. Bring ice gear. equipment and instruction available. Holes drilled if needed. non perch allowed per state rules. Sign-in 12:30 pm at the shelter house. weigh-in after 3 pm. Weather may cancel. updates on KIOW FM 107.3 web site Facebook and Twitter. For more information call 641-565-3390 or Lisa Ralls at lalls winnebagoccb com.
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Winnebago
Iowa
Shelter House
Rice Lake Golf Course
Kiow Radio
WCCB
Winnebagoccb
Winnebag
Psychology of consequences and social decay in urban life
A reflective piece contrasts unwed mothers, addiction, and crime with civic responses. It critiques how avoidance and punitive approaches fail, noting the lure of illegal profits in drugs and the toll on families. The writer recalls Chicago and Wrigley Field memories, framing a landscape of violence and community change.
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Chicago
Cubs
Wrigley Field
New York
Los Angeles
Wrigley
The War on Responsibility in Chicago Blood on Hands
A reflective essay contrasts Chicago’s South Side with the North Side, detailing a trip to Comiskey Park and a game where Dave Henderson breaks a leg beside Jose Canseco. It argues that government programs erode duty, praise fatherlessness, and equate crime with policy, calling readers to end welfare and restore personal accountability.
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White Sox
Comiskey Park
Museum of Science and Industry
Dave Henderson
Jose Canseco
Henderson
Canseco
Great Society
Chicago
Jose
George Washington
Nostalgic Tribune Chronology Highlights Local Events
A digest of past notices from the Tribune recalls ten year back reserves of student exchanges Mara Boekelman and others preparing for a South American trip July 18-27 2007. It also notes the 55 Plus Club meeting January 15 and Farmers Trust bank leadership changes in 1997 alongside winter storms and community activities from 1977 1967 and 1957.
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Tribune
Costa Rica
Mara Boekelman
Lauren Giesking
Mrs. Salazar
Amanda Evans
Marcus Berschman
South America
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Brian Vander Wilt
C.J. Gerzema
W.D. Ley
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Tasnet UN
Quaisatiou & Dennis
Legis
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Imam AE
MugWump Marketing
Buffalo Center-Rake
North Central
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Laura Davids
Steven Willmert
Ryan Matthias
BCR
Garner
Lady Bison
Bison
Lisa Elwood
Jay Tapper
Tribune Files
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Buffalo Center
John Blom
Virgil Heifner
Woden
Buffalo Center Hospital
Nancy Lynne
Northwood Vikings
Pete Wessels
Pat Orthel
John Abels, Jr
Richard Heyes
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