Taft High shooter talks, student shot in California class
A 16 year old at Taft Union High School in Kern County opened fire with a shotgun. A student was critically but stable, another was pellet wounded. A teacher and campus supervisor talked the gunman down, preventing more harm. Police seek motive and weapon source.
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Taft Union High School
Kern County
Calif
California High School
Taft, Calif
California
Donny Youngblood
Youngblood
Sheriff's Department
Alex Patterson
Taft
Patterson
Biden NRA clash over new gun control proposals
President Obama advances measures to curb gun violence including assault weapon bans limits on high capacity magazines and universal background checks. Vice President Biden prepares detailed recommendations for delivery by Tuesday as the NRA opposes tighter limits while pledging to oppose a ban.
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NRA
Washington
National Rifle Association
Obama
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
Congress
David Keene
White House
Connecticut
Richard Feldman
Independent Firearm Owners Association
Feldman
Iowa lake sediment growth accelerates despite conservation efforts
Iowa State University researchers report sediment deposits in 32 natural Iowa lakes have risen over 150 years, with current rates more than double regional averages. One inch settles in four years now, about two pounds of sediment per square yard each year, threatening wildlife habitat and water quality.
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Iowa
Iowa State University
John Downing
ISU
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Downing
Adam Heathcote
United States
Chris Filstrup
Organ
Love
Sourcemedia
Iowa City holding listening post on diversity policy
An Iowa City school board shifts to a listening post this Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m at 1725 N. Dodge St to discuss a disputed diversity policy. The plan would set lunch program equity targets and capacity rules for high and junior high schools ahead of future construction.
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Iowa City
N. Dodge St
Marla Swesey
Swesey
Patti Fields
Jeff McGinness
Tayet Doran
Iowa City Education Association Executive Board
Building Representative Council
ICEA
Tom Yates
Matt Hayek
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