New Riverside Casino Indoors Near Iowa City Draws Students
Matt Gibson a 23 year old University of Iowa computer science graduate student and his poker peers look forward to Riverside Casino and Golf Resort opening next week 15 miles south of Iowa City. Experts warn proximity to colleges will raise student gambling risk and participation.
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Eastern Iowa voters cite brain drain and aging population in Gazette survey
Voters list three top concerns aging population, brain drain, and low paying jobs in eastern Iowa. More than 200 respondents to The Gazette Reader Advisory Panel highlighted educated residents leaving Iowa for opportunities elsewhere, while politicians campaign in Cedar Rapids for state Senate candidate Renee Schulte.
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IAU Reclassifies Pluto as Dwarf Planet Reduces Nine to Eight
The International Astronomical Union announced a new solar system classification downsizing Pluto from planet to dwarf planet. Ceres and 2003 UB313 join Pluto in a new category alongside established planets.
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Pluto Demoted to Dwarf Planet by IAU
The International Astronomical Union strips Pluto of planetary status, defining a planet as an object round and orbitting the sun, not cleared of neighbors. Pluto joins the growing list of nonplanets amid debate in Prague and past doubts from institutions like the American Museum of Natural History.
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Iowa professor would vote to demote Pluto at IAU meeting
University of Iowa astronomy professor Bob Mutel says he could not attend the IAU gathering but would vote to demote Pluto if he were there. He notes that many astronomers have mentally downgraded Pluto and teaches that it should not be a planet, citing larger Kuiper Belt objects.
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Pluto’s Demotion Explored in Gazette Online Video
In the Featured AP Videos section on GazetteOnline.com, readers can explore coverage of Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the broader implications for astronomy and public understanding.
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Iowa Traffic Deaths End Downward Trend In 2005
Iowa's traffic fatalities rose 16 percent in 2005 to 450 deaths, ending a multi year decline that had aided rural interstate speed limit changes in 2005. Speeding and young drivers led increases while the state kept a per capita fatality rate near the national level. Scott Falk cautioned that one good year does not establish a trend.
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