Clinton peaks at DNC with Kerry push and Bush critique
Former President Clinton opened the Democratic National Convention urging a Kerry White House win. He contrasted Bush policies as divisive while pledging unity and addressing deficits jobs healthcare and national security with Hillary Clinton later underscoring the party’s aims.
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Iowa First Lady Defends Remarks From 1994 Column
The Gazette notes Christie Vilsack faced backlash over a 1994 Mount Pleasant News column in which she suggested she preferred learning to speak Polish over mimicking New Jersey speech. The column drew criticism for stereotyping and was highlighted on Boston Herald cover.
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Shanda the Panda Finds Fame Beyond Cedar Rapids
East Iowa native Shanda the Panda, created by Mike Curtis, rose from Cedar Rapids to iconic status. The long running anime style comic debuted in 1992. each cover parodies a real movie poster and targets mature teens. Curtis, once manager at Stage 4, sketches Shanda in 1991 and later runs Carnival Trio movie theater in Cedar Rabbits.
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Iraqi interior official assassinated amid waves of violence
A senior Interior Ministry official Mussad Awadi was ambushed and killed with two bodyguards as he left for work in Baghdad. Seven other Iraqis died that day and militants, who also freed a senior Egyptian diplomat, vowed to press the campaign to drive U S allied firms from the country while an attack at a US facility killed a woman, a child, and a guard.
Developments in Iraq and Mideast Monday report
Kidnappers threaten two Jordanian and two Pakistani hostages while an attack in Mosul injures three U.S. soldiers. Basra sees two cleaning women killed and two wounded. a bomber died by own action. Israel alters West Bank barrier and Mosul hosts a 3A military camp as U.S. forces report rockets and mortars on a vehicle that failed to explode.
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Specialists from AEAs stretched thin by cuts
Diane Heldt reports that Ann Griffin from the Grant Wood Area Education Agency will divide her fall workload among 33 school districts, becoming the last physical education specialist in her department after years of state funding cuts. The mandate requires inclusive physical education for students with disabilities.
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Area education agencies provide support and training services
AEAs offer speech pathologists school psychologists curriculum consultants and a media library to districts. They conduct teacher training sessions and assist districts in measuring student achievement. Officials note rising disabilities increase specialist roles as many classes include students with special needs.
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