Government Oxley warns state must pick up more costs
In Cedar Rapids a discussion with Oxley and local officials shows a push to shift funding from local to state levels. They note budget pressures in health, mental health, and court services, with calls to preserve local services and potential cuts to nonessential programs and transportation for the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sun
Government Oxley
Oxley
Woodward
State Hospital
Canney
Absent-minded slips analyzed by Manchester psychologist
James Reason, head of Manchester University psychology, studies slips of action or absent-mindedness. He diary tracked 700 non planned actions revealing four fault categories: selection discrimination storage and test failures. He notes skilled people are prone to errors as actions become automatic and finds no simple cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
James Reason
Reason
University of Manchester
Mason
One-Room Schoolhouse Struggles With Isolation And Gaps
Prudence Island Rhode Island hosts one of New England’s last one room schools. Teacher William Bacon says five pupils ages 10 to 17 face no library or science equipment and no nurse or buses. Central heat and electricity exist since 1954, but teaching time is stretched and students get special attention from a lone teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence Island
R.I
New England
William Bacon
Bacon
Marcie Bachini Dunbar
Laurie Prudence
Kenneth
Susan
Neil Butler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne Murdock
Forestry Department
Eric Faaborg
Marre
Iowa
California
New York Times Service
Saxony
Tex
Antron
Smulekoffs
1St St
3Rd Ave. S.E
West Nyc
Cnoos
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!