Teachers rally against Iowa collective bargaining changes
Iowa Democrats oppose a bill to limit public employee bargaining to base wages for all but police and fire. Speakers from the Iowa State Education Association and Iowans for Public Education urged opposition, citing Wisconsin as a cautionary example and stressing the need to attract and protect teachers. Dozens of students attended as organizers invited participation in a public forum at the state house.
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Nate Boulton
D-Des Moines
Iowa State Education Association
Iowans For Public Education
Wisconsin
Des Moines Education Association
Andrew Rasmussen
Kelly McMahon
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
McMahon
Jenna Pressley
Ankeny Community
Pressley
Statehouse
Dittmer
Scott Morgan
Des Moines
Tammy Wawro
Iowa State Capitol
Cedar Rapids Seeks Casino License Amid Cannibalization Debate
Peninsula Pacific and Cedar Rapids Development Group propose Cedar Crossing Central with Riverfront casino plans alongside Wild Rose and a smaller version to avoid a total slot house. Community views split as Cedar Rapids officials weigh revenue gains against market saturation and future city benefits.
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Brent Stevens
Peninsula Pacific
Peninsula
Cedar Rapids Development Group
Wild Rose Entertainment
Steve Emerson
Hunter Parks
The
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Crossing
Riverside
Dubuque
Davenport
Steve Gray
Iowa
Gray
Ron Corbett
Commission
Corbett
Mark
Al Jarreau A Jazz Visionary With Broadway Fame
Alwyn Lopez Jarreau born March 12 1940 in Milwaukee fused jazz scat with R&B and pop winning Grammys in three categories. He found fame with the 1981 album Breakin Away and the 1992 Heaven and Earth, explored various styles, performed with symphonies and on Broadway, and returned to jazz standards in 2004. He died at 74 with survivors including his wife and son.
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Lionel Richie
Stevie Wonder
al Green
Teen Angel
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Ellington
Johnny Mercer
Billboard
Alwyn Lopez Jarreau
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Nat “King” Cole
Billy Eckstine
Sarah Vaughan
Ella Fitzgerald
Jon Hendricks
Johnny Mathis
Motown University
Milwaukee Braves
Wisconsin
Ripon College
University of Iowa
San Francisco
Joni Mitchell
George Benson
Iowa City
the Gazette
Phyllis Hall
Susan Player
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Urbandale
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NewBo City Market
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Brian
Morelli
Wild Rose
Robert Palmer
Rolling Stone
Washington Post
Diana Nollen
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