Plant Closure Hits Tama Hispanics and Local Businesses
As IBP closes the Tama beef plant for the third time in five years, local Hispanic families rely on remittances from Zacatecas while El Gallito Mexican grocery owner Alex Carrillo notes most customers are Mexican. The church and charities brace to aid workers, with many families planning to move or seek new jobs in surrounding towns.
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Zacatecas
Veliz
Mexico
Carrillo
Victor Plastics
Victor
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Tama
Anne Christoffer
St. Patrick
Catholic Charities
Postville
Iowa
Carlos Manuel
River Raiders seek buyers as ownership talks heat up
Smith says selling motivation is not financial with other developments taking time. Two local groups expressed interest, one a group and one a corporation. Murray, ex- Iowa basketball star, seeks an ownership group while contemplating future coaching and a contract ending August 31. He calls for big corporate sponsorships to secure value as family entertainment.
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Smith
Murray
University of Iowa
River Raiders
Al Conroy Praised for Directing Noted Writing Workshop
Al Conroy earns praise as the fifth director of the renowned prose writing program begun in 1936. The workshop has produced Pulitzer winners and four of the last five U S poet laureates with Conroy selecting 25 of 700 applications for slots.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Conroy
U.S
National Endowment For the Arts
Jane Smiley
Michael Come
Flannery O'Connor
John Irving
Marilynne Robinson
James McPherson
Cda Egy Conroy
Robinson
Iowa families return to farming after college departures
Jeanne and Jay Hansen of Hudson urge their four sons to leave the dairy farm for college. Brent, Brad, Blair, and Blake pursued other careers before choosing to bottle and sell their own milk. Census figures show many Iowa farmers under 35 work off the farm, yet a late return to farming follows for some. Boss and Troy Gilbert illustrate paths back to rural life after stints elsewhere.
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Jeanne
Jay Hansen
Hudson
Waterloo
Brent
Brad
Blair
Blake
Hansens
Jeanne Hansen
Iowa
Census of Agriculture
Iowa High Schools Expand AP Courses Across State
Iowa schools extend AP offerings to more students boosting college credit options. Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids reports 1045 AP enrollments this fall up from 490 in 1998 while Washington High School Cedar Rapids area records 1250 enrollments across 24 AP courses. Many students take multiple AP classes and more than half of Kennedy graduates pursue at least one AP course. The program emphasizes standardized curriculum aiding college readiness and online AP options help rural districts. Some districts fund postsecondary courses after exhausting high school offerings.
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Mary Wilcynski
Prince
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Fran Disselhorst
City High
Iowa City
Washington High School
Ralph Plagman
Washington
Plagman
Iowa
Marion High School
Greg Thomas
Varsha Vija
Aken
Scientists gather to talk about protecting fish
About 1800 scientists from 30 countries attend the 134th annual American Fisheries Society meeting at Monona Terrace Wisconsin. They discuss catch and release policies for bass on Lake Michigan and the biodiversity crisis in Africa.
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Knight Ridder
Madison
Wis
American Fisheries Society
Lake Michigan
Africa
Lake Victoria
Monona Terrace
Gulf of Mexico
Ira Adelman
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
University of Minnesota
Society
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Corporations push nationwide after school system plan
A coalition of Fortune 500 members, Corporate Voices for Working Families, urges a large after school program funded by public and private sources. They note that since the mid 1990s about 44 percent of families lack after school services and 2 to 6 million children under 13 are unsupervised after school.
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Washington
U.S
After-School Programs Tied to Economic Gains
Corporate Voices for Working Families says after-school efforts boost the economy by reducing juvenile crime and workplace absenteeism. A released report outlines successful program elements including partnerships with government and funding. The group notes budgets and politics affect policy but urges future planning.
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Corporate Voices
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