Stay at home moms grow home businesses in Iowa City area
Danielle Stratton Coulter profiles Thomsen and other mothers in the Technology Corridor who run small home businesses selling items like clothing candles and jewelry. They report yearly incomes around ten thousand dollars and benefits such as lower expenses and time with children despite startup challenges. Thomsen recalls a Las Vegas trip that changed her career and life priorities.
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the Gazette
Peg Thomsen
Sophia
Iowa City
Thomsen
Iné Gaz
Eg Thomsen
Cedar Rapids
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Oil prices to stay high says government forecast
The Energy Department predicts crude prices near or above 50 dollars a barrel for years, dismissing thoughts of a drop to 30. The report notes higher costs will push demand for fuel efficient cars and ethanol. Natural gas prices are expected to ease from spikes to under 5 dollars per thousand cubic feet as demand softens.
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Washington
Energy Department
Revised outlook shifts long term crude oil price forecast
The new annual forecast reveals a notably different trajectory for long term crude oil prices compared with last year’s projection. Analysts cite macroeconomic trends supply discipline and demand growth as key factors shaping the revised outlook.
Cedar Rapids Board Raises Graduation Math and Science Requirements
The Cedar Rapids school board voted 6 to 1 to require three years of math and three years of science for graduation, raising credits from 30 to 45 in each subject. Board President Mary Meisterling supports the policy as better preparing students for college and work.
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Ine Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mary Meisterling
Meisterling
Freshmen face new graduation math science requirements in area districts
The Cedar Rapids Community School District starts this year's freshmen on higher math and science bars. College Community Cedar Rapids moves to two years of math two of science rising to three each. Iowa City keeps two years math while Linn-Mar in Marion targets three years math and science. Keith Westercamp dissents seeking more detail.
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Cedar Rapids Community School District
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Linn-Mar
Marion
Iowa forecast inching up but funds spoken for
Iowa lawmakers received a rosier 18 month revenue forecast as the Revenue Estimating Conference raised current year projections by 51.7 million and added 84 million to the prior growth estimate for the 2007 budget. The extra money is largely committed to K 12 education Medicaid and state employee salaries.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
State revenue outlook revised for 2006 and 2007
The session adjusted revenue projections with 2006 growth rising to 1.5 percent from 0.7 percent and 2007 lowering from 3.3 percent to 3.0 percent. Senate Co-President Jeff Lamberti notes the figures align with expectations as the revenue update heads to page 8A.
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Senate
Jeff Lamberti
Rankeny
State Treasury
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