Last straight edge barber in the metro retires after 66 years
Clarence Frett, 88, retires from Frett's Barber Service in Marion after 66 years of cutting hair. He served as the shipboard barber in WWII aboard the USS Beaufort, later building a small shop on Seventh Avenue and passing the craft to his daughters who stop at shaves.
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Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Barber College
Cedar Rapids
Montezuma
Marion
Seventh Avenue
11Th Street
Frett’s
10Th Street
Dave Rasdal
the Gazette
Early retirement incentives draw few UI faculty
Iowa regent universities used the programs mostly by staff. At the University of Iowa 2009-10 retirements total 340 with 18 faculty, 5 percent, while professional staff and merit staff accounted for the rest. Nationwide, 8 percent of approved employees were faculty. The programs saved about 67 million dollars over five years and may return for 2011.
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Diane Heldt
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Glenn Kell
Tom Moore
Regents to vote on six percent tuition rise next week
Regents meet in Ames to decide 2010-11 tuition hike for the three Iowa regents universities. Student leaders seek a 3 percent increase to align with inflation. Total rises would be 8.7 percent at Iowa, 5.2 percent at ISU, and 5.6 percent at UNI with fees. Governor Culver’s funding recommendation may influence the outcome.
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Diane Heldt Vue
Iowa City — State Regents
Regent
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
State Board of Regents
UNI
ISU
Adam Haselhuhn
Haselhuhn
Ames
Regents
Chet Culver
David Miles
Miles
UI Eyes April Deadline for Downtown Music School Site
University of Iowa officials work through April to negotiate purchase of downtown land for a new School of Music. If deals fail by April 28 29, they will seek Regents approval to back two plans rebuilding flood damaged Hancher Auditorium nearby or constructing music facilities on the planned site downtown. Estimated total cost 276 million largely funded by FEMA.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
School of Music
Burlington and
Clinton Streets
State Board of
University
Hancher
State Board of Regents
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Des Moines and New York firms selected for UI Art Building
University of Iowa officials want BNM Iowa of Des Moines and Steven Hall Architects of New York to design a new 113000 square foot Art Building complex replacing the Art Building East damaged in the 2008 flood. Regents will review the recommendation Thursday. Four firms were interviewed from 22 submissions. projected cost is 60 million funded largely by FEMA.
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Des Moines
Steven Hall Architects
New York
State Board of Regents
Regents
River Street
Arts
Art Building
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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