Monarchs fade as Iowa faces insect decline and loss of milkweed
Guest column by Mark S. Edwards discusses the monarch butterfly die off and broader insect decline in Iowa. He links reduced milkweed from GMO crop herbicides to fewer monarchs and advocates prairie plantings and public education while noting limited roadside habitat and concerns about traffic.
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Cgrer. Uiowa.edu
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
League of Women Voters of
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Capitol
Terry Branstad
Linn-Mar High School Choir performs DCINY concert at Lincoln Center
The Linn-Mar High School Choir joined the Distinguished Concerts International New York Singers International for a Memorial Day weekend concert at Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center. Mozart Coronation Mass conducted by Aimee Beckman-Collier and the world premiere Star Song by Bradley Ellingboe conducted by the composer drew praise from New York Concert Review.
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New York
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New York City
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Bradley Ellingboe
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New York Concert Review
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Principal rotations spark parent concern at Linn-Mar district meeting
At a Linn-Mar school board session, three elementary principals were reassigned: Bowman Woods John Zimmerman to Wilkins, Wilkins Marilee McConnell to Indian Creek, and Indian Creek Tina Monroe to Bowman. Parents demanded rationale while district leaders offered a video on change as second order.
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John Zimmerman
Wilkins
Marilee McConnell
Indian Creek
Tina Monroe
Bowman
Monroe
Katie Mullholland
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