Newton VA chairwoman could decide director's fate
Jasper County Veterans Affairs Commission met in executive session and agreed chairwoman Marta Ford will have authority over staff decisions except termination. Veterans Affairs Executive Director Chris Chartier, 32, has multiple prior arrests including a May 24 OWI with a BAC of .201. He remains at work with no suspension while parties discuss future actions.
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Newton
Jasper County Veterans Affairs Commission
Veterans Affairs
Chris Chartier
Chartier
Jasper County
Dennis Simon
Marta Ford
Ford
Dennis
Simon
Chris
South Eighth Avenue East
Veterans Affairs Department
OWI
Burlington schools to wear body cameras for staff
Burlington Superintendent Pat Coen announced next year all building superintendents will wear body cameras. Each device costs about 100 dollars and will attach to clothing or badges. Cameras will provide audio and video to document parent meetings and protect both staff and the district.
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Burlington
Pat Coen
Coen
Muscatine
Iowa City Grad Named Eighth Writer's Workshop Poet Laureate
Juan Felipe Herrera, an Iowa Writers' Workshop alum, was named the 21st U.S. poet laureate by the Library of Congress for a one year term beginning in the fall. At 68, he has published 28 books and won major awards, becoming the first Hispanic laureate and eighth from the workshop.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Writers’ Workshop
U.S
Juan Felipe Herrera
Library of Congress
Herrera
Workshop
Kelly Smith
Charles Wright
Philip Levine
Rita Dove
Mona van Duyn
Mark Strand
Anthony Hecht
William Stafford
Marvin Bell
Bell
Popular museum crawl returns in Historic Hills Byway
In its second year, the Historic Hills Byway hosts a four-museum crawl where visitors download passports, get stamps, and enter a raffle after the final stop. Museums include the Carnegie in Fairfield, Johnny Clock Museum in Lockridge, Morris Park near Stockport, and Pioneer Historical Society Museum in Farmington. Organizational goals and Iowa Museum Week tie-ins accompany host programs and demonstrations.
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Burlington
Diana Hughell
Historic Hills Byway
Museumcrawl
Johnny Clock Museum
Lockridge
John
Pat McClain
John McClain
Morris Park
Stockport
Farmington
Pioneer Historical
Soci
Ety Museum
First Congregational Church
Mississippi
Terry Branstad
Iowa
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