Pomerantz Gift Reconsidered at University of Iowa
The Wellmark gift proposal would have renamed the College of Public Health the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield College of Public Health. Faculty criticized the deal as inappropriate and the college is rethinking the offer after Wellmark withdrew. Pomerantz urged firing the dean while denying ties to fundraising.
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Second person arrested in prostitution case
Police arrest a second suspect in a January prostitution case in Iowa City. Todd M. Brodie, 19, is charged with prostitution and delivery of a controlled substance for allegedly inviting Barbara S. Wilmot to a residence to have sex with men in exchange for cocaine. Wilmot and Brodie appeared in court. both released on recognizance with later court dates.
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Intern for Obama intern arrested on warrant for battery
Derrick L. Johnson 20 of Glen Carbon Illinois was arrested at Des Moines airport after authorities flagged an outstanding Illinois aggravated battery warrant and fleeing from justice. He had been an unpaid intern for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign for about a month. Johnson booked into Polk County Jail as Obama campaigned in Adel and Winterset.
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Universities Propose Budgets Rise Across Iowa 6.8 Percent
The Iowa Board of Regents will vote on the 2008 budgets for the University of Iowa Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa at its Cedar Falls meeting. Total proposed expenditures exceed 3.6 billion a 6.8 percent year over year rise with UI near 2.3 billion ISU about 1.1 billion UNI 290 million. The state also sets budgets for the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School 8.4 million up 10.5 percent and the Iowa School for the Deaf 11.7 million up 9.3 percent.
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Earlville greets RAGBRAI riders with old-time Sox chest
The Earlville host wore a White Sox uniform and posed with cyclists from RAGBRAI as they rode through. Riders battled fatigue after 60 miles and some climbed a 30-foot rock wall set up by Army personnel. Kris Kramer offered massage therapy to riders in Earlville and expressed pride in the town’s reception and vendor lineup.
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