Iowa professor sticks with political predictor model
University of Iowa political science professor Michael Lewis Beck defends a predictive model that wrongly forecasted a Gore landslide, noting it will be revised rather than scrapped. He cites economy timing and Gore Clinton dynamics as factors to adjust for future elections.
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Lewis-Beck
Charles Tien
City University of New York
Hunter College
Clinton
Roof Collapse At Letts School Prompts Council Action
A special City Council meeting will be held to address the Letts school roof collapse and safety hazards. Mayor Jerry Kirk said the roof now lies on the gym floor and winds blew out windows, prompting extra sheriff patrols to keep youths safe. Councilor Koppe noted the building contains asbestos, a health hazard during demolition. Letts population is 392, located 12 miles southeast of Muscatine.
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LETTS
Jerry Kirk
Sheriffs Department
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Jeff Koppe
Muscatine
Township farm survey backed by state grant in Washington IA
Highland Township land will be mapped through a $5,635 grant to the County Preservation Commission from the State Historical Society of Iowa. The survey records farm structures and heritage as rural change accelerates. volunteers will drive routes, sketch farmsteads, and identify features with no effect on property assessments. Results will be housed in the Washington Public Library.
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Iowa
Donna Mae Jacobsen
Jesup
Black Hawk County
Cedar Bend Humane Society
Waterloo
Jacobsen
Washington Public Library
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