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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 2010
Page
9
Iowa launches recruitment ads on Univision to reach Hispanic viewers. US and Iowa State admissions sites can be translated into Spanish. Iowa Latino population rose 52 percent from 2000 to 2008, reaching 4.2 percent in July 2008, with growing enrollments among older generations.
Iowa schools report a 124 percent rise in minority enrollment from 1999 to 2008 per the state Department of Education. UI and ISU officials note continued growth of Latino students, aided by programs like West Liberty Mentoring and outreach to Puerto Rico. Retention gaps persist but improvements show in 2008 Latino retention at UI while tutoring and mentoring work to boost progress.
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform urges curbing discretionary spending through 2020, overhauling the tax code, and Social Security reforms including raising the retirement age. The plan aims to reduce deficits by 828 billion through 2015 and four trillion by 2020, with eased mortgage interest deduction and hardship exemptions for Social Security. reactions range from caution to sharp criticism from labor leaders and senators.
Iowa State University says a student is hospitalized in stable condition with bacterial meningitis. Close contacts, including roommates, receive preventive antibiotics while classmates are not considered at risk.
Robert Louis Paulson a lifelong Olin area resident died Tuesday November 30 2010 at Jones Regional Medical Center He was born July 14 1925 in Minneapolis to Ulrich Paul and Wilma McGuire Paulson He married Elnora Zimmer man February 14 1946 in Olin Iowa He served in the US Army from 1944 to 1946 He worked for a Chicago area employer and later farmed in rural Olin He was custodian for Linn Marion Schools retiring in 1987 He was a bowling Hall of Fame inductee and enjoyed hunting fishing and cards Surviving are his wife Elie children grandchildren great grandchildren and numerous relatives Memorials may go to St Johns Lutheran Church or the Olin Ambulance Service.
Faye Ann Pugh 96 of Strawberry Point died December 1 2010 at Good Neighbor Home Manchester. Memorial service December 3 at United Methodist Church Strawberry Point with Rev Ron Blix officiating. Burial in Mederville Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Vicki Rettinger grandson Brock great granddaughter Braxton, sister-in-law Iva Nueton, and Barbara Smoot. Memorials to United Methodist Church or Hospice of Comfort. Online condolences at Leonard Muller Funeral Home site.
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