Pulitzer winner Don Justice leaves Iowa for Florida return
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Don Justice announced he will leave the University of Iowa Writers Workshop after the 1981–82 year to return to his native Florida where he will become senior poet at the University of Florida Gainesville. He cited sentimental reasons and a higher salary as factors, with a 1982–83 Gainesville pay around 50000 dollars.
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Iowa City
Donald Justice
University of Iowa
Writers’ Workshop
Florida
Iowa
Justice
Gainesville
University of Florida
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Writing Lab
Vance Bourjaily
University of Arizona
Bourjaily
Robert Ray
U of I
Ray
I Iowa
Miami
Lamont
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Iowa Senate to debate $8.9 million Social Services funding
A bill to appropriate 8.9 million to stave off a DSS deficit heads to Senate debate. It covers 7.1 million for May and June ADC payments, 1.368 million for prison costs, and 440 thousand for Title 20. DSS officials say ADC recipients exceed forecasts, and cuts reduced ADC funds.
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Senate
John McCarroll
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
State Department of Social Services
Michael Reagen
DSS
Reagen
Lawmakers seek tougher penalties for nursing homes
Iowa lawmakers push a measure named the nursing home bill of rights to add enforceable penalty provisions mirroring federal rights. Rep. Andy McKean says fines of 100 to 500 dollars could address overmedication restraints and disrespect, aiming to spur substandard homes to improve while most facilities perform well.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Andy McKean
Morley
McKean
Iowa Health Care Association
Association
Iowa Senate Ethics Panel Eyes Lobbyist Complaint
Senator Bob Carr files a complaint against veteran lobbyist Charles Walker for allegedly failing to register to lobby for the Iowa Homebuilders Association while lobbying on two Senate bills. Walker disputes the claim, saying he believed he was registered. The ethics process requires the committee to hear evidence and possibly suspend the lobbyist by a two thirds Senate vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Statehouse
Senate
Bob Carr
D-Dubuque
Carr
Charles Walker
Iowa Homebuilders Association
Walker
Homebuilders Association
Linda Mackay
Iowa Housing Finance Authority
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
The
Dubuque
Ethics Committee
Ray Taylor
Steamboat Rock
Senate Ethics Committee
Tauke seeks congressional probe into drug use in TV industry
Representative Tom Tauke of Iowa requested a rational and prudent congressional investigation into reports of widespread drug abuse in the television industry. He urged House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Tim Wirth to launch the probe, citing concerns over potential impact on programming and the industry.
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Tauke
Washington
Tom Tauke
House
Tim Wirth
D-Corp
Repairs Planned for 200 Miles of Iowa Interstates
The Iowa Department of Transportation will repair over 200 miles of Interstate highways in 2024 with a 6 million dollar program funded by 4.4 million dollars in federal funds and 1.6 million dollars in state funds. Projects include 14 miles of I 80 in Pottawattamie County, 7 miles of I 80 in Adair County, and several other I 80 stretches in Dallas Polk Jasper Poweshiek and Des Moines. Additional work is planned on I 29 in Woodbury County and I 35 in Polk Story and Hamilton counties. The agency may also repair part of I 680 in Pottawattamie depending on costs.
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Reagen
Hal Farrier
Farrier
Women's Reformatory
Rockwell City
Mount Pleasant
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Pottawattamie County
Avoca
Elk Horn
Adair County
Iowa 25
Stuart
Dallas
Polk
Polk, Jasper
Poweshiek
Des Moines
Woodbury County
Polk, Story
Hamilton
IDOT
Hospice Horizons Conference set for Des Moines event
A Hospice Horizons Conference on care of the terminally ill will be held in Des Moines on Thursday and Friday. The program aims to educate professionals and the public about hospice care and coordinate hospice materials statewide with speakers from health care fields across the state.
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Des Moines
Hospice Horizons
Win at Bridge
Oswald Jacob and Alan Sontag discuss three levels of bridge play with a hand illustrating how a good game differs from a very good game and from a championship effort. They analyze ducking first diamonds and the defense's responses across three scenarios.
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Oswald Jacob
Alan Sontag
Oswald
Alan
East
South
West
Previn and Blyleven Celebrate Milestones
Composer conductor and pianist Andre Previn turns 52 while baseball pitcher Bert Blyleven reaches 30, marked as notable birthdays in today’s page. The notices highlight two prominent figures from music and sport with ages updated.
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Bert Blyleven
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Ken Sullivan
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Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids
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