Mount Mercy Strategy Spurs Enrollment Rebound
Pearce cites targeted geographic marketing and stronger local identity as key to lifting Mount Mercy College enrollment to 657 full-time students. Transfer influx from Kirkwood Community College and an emphasis on education business nursing social work and computer science fuel the growth alongside ongoing articulation for credit transfer. The college, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1928, maintains Catholic ties with about 60 percent of incoming freshmen identifying as Catholic.
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Bush space plan outlines rapid Moon and Mars timelines
In 1989 proposals, Bush urged a Moon robotic program by 2008 and a first manned flight by 2014 with a lunar mission by 2015 to 2020. Mars deadlines were not set as NASA studies on space travel effects would shape timing. The shuttle fleet would retire by 2000s end, and the initial space plan down payment was 12 billion dollars over five years, with only 1 billion in new funds.
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Iowa voters in January caucus attract aging educated crowd
Iowa's January 27 primary draws a whiter older electorate with rural dominance. About 100000 Democrats expected at caucuses represent roughly a fifth of Iowa’s registered voters. The state shows slow population growth with many counties losing residents since 2000 and a high share of seniors, shaping emphasis on Medicare and drug costs.
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Gene linked to alcoholism identified in major study
Washington University researchers and five centers report a GABRGS3 variant linked to alcoholism in 282 families. The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism analyzed 2,282 DNA samples and found GABAG8 on chromosome 15 associated with dependence, guiding future inquiry into brain GABA signaling and alcohol effects.
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Endorsements show Kerry leading in Iowa backers
Kerry has gathered the most endorsements among nine presidential hopefuls in Iowa with backers including Murphy of Dubuque and Patty Judge joining Tom Miller and Christie Vilsack. Edwards has six endorsements, Lieberman three, and Kucinich two, with comments from Dvorsky and Warnstadt on significance.
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Paris Hilton Tops Worst Dressed List Amid Red Carpet Flair
The article notes Paris Hilton leading Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed List with Madonna and Britney Spears tied for second. It lists Shania Twain, Diane Keaton and Jessica Simpson in the top five, followed by Celine Dion, Missy Elliott, Melanie Griffith, Courtney Love and Lara Flynn Boyle.
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Brittany Murphy Engaged to Jeff Kwatinetz in Los Angeles
Actress Brittany Murphy and talent manager Jeff Kwatinetz, 34, announced their engagement on January 9 at a silent movie theater in Los Angeles. The couple began dating after Murphy split with Cedar Rapids native Ashton Kutcher, her co star in Just Married. Murphy, 26, also appeared in 8 Mile and Don't Say a Word.
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Birthdays for Captain Beefheart Lisa Lisa Martin Van Peebles Lowe
Today honors notable birthdays for Captain Beefheart at 63 Lisa Lisa of Lisa Lisa Andrea Martin at 57 Mario Van Peebles and Chad Lowe celebrate birthdays ages 47 and unknown for the actor.
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Bedingfield Released From NZ Hospital After Car Crash
New Zealand born singer Daniel Bedingfield was released from a Whangarei area hospital after neck injuries from a jeep rollover on Jan 2. Firefighters cut him free as he recuperates with his parents for up to two months and he learns of three Brit Grammy nominations.
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Burton Inspired Costner to Pursue Acting Career
Kevin Costner says Richard Burton inspired him to seek acting fame after a chance plane encounter. He recalls Burton suggesting an acting path free of turmoil is possible, a comment Costner echoed during a Palm Springs Film Festival Q A where he received a Career Achievement award.
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Weds Melanie Craft in Private Ceremony
Oracle chief Larry Ellison married novelist Melanie Craft during the winter holidays at his Woodside California estate. The couple, aged 59 and 34, wed December 18 in a ceremony attended by family friends including Steve Jobs. Ellison has two children from a previous marriage. Craft is author of two novels A Hard-Hearted Man and Trust Me.
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