State eyes incentives to push Iowa school consolidations
Iowa education chief Ted Stilwill proposes up to 4 million annually in incentives to voluntary high school consolidations, administrative mergers, and regional sharing aimed at creating 200 student high schools within three years. Some districts would face a state commission if targets are not met.
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Des Moines
Ted Stilwill
State Department of Education
Stilwill
State Board of Education
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Commission
Neighbors clash over R T zoning for Triple Crown Estates
City plans a residential transition district R T to require one third acre lots near existing rural neighborhoods. Triple Crown Estates lacks R T zoning but will limit to one third acre lots beside the current area, reducing homes from 61 to 60. Neighbors addressed CPC and City Council over seven months seeking review and delay, criticizing density and a new access onto Williams Boulevard near Highway 30. The council approved preliminary design plat despite CPC concerns, and residents vow to regroup noting insufficient compromise.
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City Planning Commission
John Zlatohlavek
Julie Lane
James West
Tarpy Lane
Zlatohlavek
West
CPC
Planning Commission
Williams Boulevard
Beverly Road
Highway 30
Nck. Smith
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Trucker from Wyoming Faces Drug Test Fallout After Interstate Crash
Goody a Wyoming trucker held off two SWAT teams with three unharmed children for two hours after a high speed crash. Wood, his partner, faces meth and child endangerment charges with potential 65 years to life. Blood tests pending as authorities allege meth use to stay awake.
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Lilygren
Goody
Child Protective Services
Glenn County
Bob Holzapfel
Somerville
Universities seek ease in patent rules for research
Iowa regents officials warn a court ruling could curb academic discovery and hinder research at the UI and ISU. They urge support for Duke’s position and note academic research relies on an exemption that allows experimental use of patented techniques.
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Iowa Regents
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ISU
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association
Duke
U.S
Greg Nichols
The
Regents
Nichols
Principal stops at 64000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Linn-Mar Middle School Principal Mare McCoy, 50, of Cedar Rapids, reached $64,000 on a syndicated Millionaire episode taped Sept. 20 in New York. He paused at the $125,000 question, guessing Arthur, then missed Tyler being the correct president with 15 children. He plans to share winnings with his wife in the Virgin Islands and buy a guitar.
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Mare McCoy
Cedar Rapids
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U.S
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William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Theodore Roosevelt
Kevin Costner
Arthur
Tyler
Meredith Vieira
Terri
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