Iowa Accordion Club carries founder's tune forward
Darlene Suchomel, age 75, now leads the Iowa Accordion Club after Leonard Reyman founded and led the group since 2002. The band, with 25 to 30 players, performs at libraries and Czech Village venues and at care centers to bring joy with classic polkas and nostalgic tunes.
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Iowa regents approve sabbaticals including Bloom in Narratively project
The Board of Regents approved 110 faculty sabbaticals for 2015-16, naming University of Iowa professor Stephen Bloom among the recipients. Bloom will spend next spring as editor and observer for Narratively in Brooklyn while researching and writing his fifth book Stop the Presses. The package totals 487,400 in replacement costs and marks a 14 decline from the prior year, with UI faculty numbers totaling 56 of the 110 assignments across three state universities.
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Iowa drug czar warns on rising potency of marijuana products
Iowa drug policy director Steve Lukan told budget hearings that marijuana products are growing in potency and number. He cited legal Colorado markets and new oils used in e cigarettes as key challenges while noting ongoing medical research and proposed expansions to epilepsy oil use. Overdose deaths rose in FY2014 though youth tobacco and alcohol use declined. six to ten grade tobacco use fell to 7 percent and alcohol to 13 percent since 2002.
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Harkin stirs over ACA comments in Hill interview
U S Senator Tom Harkin stirred debate by saying Democrats blew the health care reform chance by not pursuing a simpler approach. He defended the Affordable Care Act while conceding it could have been simpler, and he urged building on the law as his 30 year Senate career ends.
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