Ombudsman's Office Sees Record 2000 Complaints in Iowa
The Iowa Ombudsman’s Office logged 5,929 new contacts in 2000, a rise of 853 from 1999, with corrections issues making up 45 percent of inquiries. The 125 page report cited crowded prisons and delays in programs as growing concerns and outlined 23 recommendations following a DHS child abuse probe in the Shelby Duis case.
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Todd Ruger
Des Moines
State Ombudsman
Bill Angrick
Department of Human Services
Spirit Lake
Shelby Duis
DHS
Ombudsman
Shelby
Angrick
Ombudsman Office Aids Iowa Open Records and DHS Probe
The Iowa Ombudsman Office reports 2100 contacts this year and plans to add staff. It highlights DHS complaint trends and a DHS review finding after hours cases not forwarded and calls not returned. The office assists with open records inquiries and media investigations statewide.
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Ombudsman
Iowa seeks new ombudsman to aid public records access
Iowa state Ombudsman Angrick plans to hire a second ombudsperson, aiming for July 1. The role will educate both officials and the public on open meetings and records, handling disputes but not giving legal advice. The move follows investigations into compliance and a Pew Center trend toward limiting access.
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Angrick
James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Des Moines
Attorney General’s Office
Iowa
Pew Center For the States
Iowa Legislative Council
the Gazette
League of Women Voters
Taxpayers’ Associations
Nothnagle Leads Pilgrimage Tour of World War II France
John Nothnagle the 75 year old president of the 70th Infantry Division Association organized a 17 day Pilgrimage Tour for more than 40 people including 17 veterans to visit Lorraine France sites honoring the division. The trip highlighted towns and monuments as veterans recalled the Battle of the Bulge and frontline days with the locals cheering and offering hospitality. Nothnagle a retired University of Iowa professor of French and Italian led the group. he served from 1943 to 1946 and later pursued academia in Wisconsin and at Cornell College.
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Marlene Perrin
Iowa City
70Th Infantry Division Association
John Nothnagle
Lorraine
France
Nothnagle
University of Iowa
70Th
Nothnngle
70Th Infantry
Upstate
New York
Bastogne
Belgium
George Patton
Germany
Third Army
Assumption College
University of Windsor
Windsor
Ontario
University of Rochester
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
University of Montana
Missoula
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
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Health Services
Judith Milosevich
State Ombudsman's Office
Ombudsman's Office
Ruth Cooper
Regis
State
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Ees
Kathleen Richardson
Freedom of Information
St. Joseph Parish
Davidson United
Dome Fock
Ravier High School
14Th St
14Th Ave
Marion
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Galena
Galena.org
Gail
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Center Point Rd
David Puk, M.D
LASIK
1St Avenue
Cedar Rapids
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