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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2007
Page
1
Gazette reports a nationwide swing in school salaries with a 24.2 percent rise and a 29.0 percent increase noted across districts. Details specify statewide totals and imply budgetary effects for education departments.
The Gazette reports Iowa public school pay disparity widening since 2000 01 with superintendents earning 27.8 percent more since then and averaging 102 008 in 2006 07 while teachers rose 19.8 percent to 43 713. Administrators say market demand drives the gap as more demanding superintendent duties push salaries higher. Gary Ray reports inside.
Public safety officials say taller corn on Iowa farms is reducing driver visibility at uncontrolled rural intersections. A fatal crash near Zearing highlighted the risk as corn reaches six feet by the Fourth of July, up from knee-high in years past.
The Iraqi government shows spotty military and political progress while the Bush administration warns the security situation remains complex. A Democratic-led House votes 223 to 201 to withdraw U.S. troops by spring despite Bush opposition. The report notes uneven economics and stalled political reconciliation. Up to 80 self bombers cross into Iraq monthly.
A recent U.S. report finds Iraq satisfactory on eight of eighteen benchmarks. Progress includes forming a constitutional review committee, enacting regional procedures, and backing Baghdad security with three ready brigades, while several key laws and reforms remain unsatisfactory or too early to assess.
Iowa police report 105 metal thefts this year tied to rising scrap prices. Thieves shift from urban targets to farmsteads for heavy pay loads like hog feeders and equipment. Last year had 96 thefts, up from 34 in 2005. copper thefts remain common with a Keokuk incident.
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