Private Iowa colleges woo high school students online
Iowa private colleges and universities are using the Internet to attract students away from large public universities. A copper stencil bearing the name W T Peet was found on a Civil War battlefield in Vicksburg Mississippi. Rep Jim Leach, representing Iowa 1st District, and his family plan a move to a new home in the Iowa City area.
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Familiar faces leading at Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins appoints executives with deep roots in Rockwell International era. The Kernels won their 10th of 14 at Memorial Stadium beating the Fort Wayne Wizards 11 to 3. Knox remained a popular name in early 1900s horseless carriages despite low production.
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Butterfly lands In road's path blocks Cedar Rapids highway
Cedar Rapids environmentalists seek to derail the eight mile Highway 100 extension by preserving the Byssus skipper on a sand prairie near Rock Island Preserve. The threatened butterfly's habitat could threaten or stall the project, though DOT planners caution it may not be a definite death knell.
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California open to Midwest ethanol in fuel mix
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said California may soon use Midwest ethanol in reformulated gasoline, signaling a shift toward domestically produced ethanol despite California Gov. Gray Davis opposing a federal waiver. The Governors Association plans a energy policy stressing balance among conservation, renewables, and efficiency.
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Alliant cuts back as heatwaves strain power supply
Cedar Rapids Alliant Energy asks customers to conserve energy for several days after an unplanned Lansing Power Station shutdown and transmission bottlenecks hinder power imports.
Alliant Unit 4 Shutdown Prompts Power Conservation
Part of Anamosa loses power after Alliant’s 270 megawatt Unit 4 at Lansing station suffers a tube leak. Spokesman says high demand increases stress on plant equipment. Utility issues two voluntary conservation appeals urging customers to cut nonessential use and heat with fans.
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Clinton signs record $10 million book deal
Former President Bill Clinton will publish his memoirs in 2008 through Alfred A. Knopf with an advance exceeding $10 million, the largest for a U.S. nonfiction work. The deal tops Hillary Clinton's $8 million memoir advance and centers on the White House years.
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