Concord Remembering Christa McAuliffe Inspires New School Honor
Concord residents recount Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a new school in her hometown is named to keep her memory alive. Alumni and community volunteers stress her classroom approach and youth government work while her husband supports the honor and its message to future students.
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Concord
Brown
Car Berry
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Concord Public Library
Berry
Ence
Holly Merrow
Concord High
Portland
Maine
Merrow
NASA
Statehouse
Daniel St. Hilaire
Christa
Steven McAuliffe
Concord School Board
Home cooking reshapes dining with slower restaurant gains
Americans push more meals at home as cooking becomes hip and costs rise. People save for occasional splurges while restaurants struggle to fill booths. strong full service venues and fast casual brands see uneven gains amid evolving habits and work schedules.
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Darren Tristano
Technomic Inc
NPD
Stifer Nicolaus
Steve West
Rick Smilow
Institute For Culinary Education
Diane Wolfe
New York
San Diego
Rafi Hasid
Brooklyn
Miriam
Todd Ramsey
Hunter Steakhouse
San di
Ego
Mission Valley
New York City
Olive Garden
Hudson Riehle
National Restaurant Association
Laura Newman
Bridgeport
Iowa river recreation study highlights popular stretches
A survey of 4 100 Iowans shows 48 percent visited at least one of 73 river segments in 2009 and the average total river visits was six. The Des Moines River through Iowa City tops popularity at 7.23 percent, with other favored stretches including Cedar River Waterloo to Cedar Rapids and Iowa River Marshalltown to Coralville dam.
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Hopkins
Herriges
ISU
Catherine Kling
Yongjie Ji
The
Des Moines
Iowa River
Decorah
Cedar River
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Coralville Dam
Mississippi River
Iowa
Wapsipinicon
Maquoketa
Branstad budget faces one time fixes and staff cuts
Iowa budget planners warn one time funding replacement will shrink core services as education human services and corrections growth outpace revenues by 60 million. A two year state employee contract and thousands of retirements complicate cuts with potential job losses varying by department. Three power centers differ on K 12 aid none fully agree on allowable growth.
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Iowa
Culver
Branstad
Roederer
Scott Raecker
Burbandale
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Bob Dvorsky
D-Coralville
Senate Appropriations Committee
Four generations share Waukee Warriors class ring tradition
Zoe Scheve, 16, becomes fourth generation of her family to own a Waukee High School ring dating to 1913. Her great grandfather Floyd Aldrich received his diploma as the district roots trace back to 1916 merging four areas into the Waukee district.
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Associated Press
Waukee
Zoe Scheve
Waukee High School
Zoe
Floyd Aldrich
Mary Scheve
Ray
Ellen (Aldrich) Thomas
Scheve
Meredith Drive
Walnut Center
Pleasantview
Floral Valley
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