Quarantine for ash borer in Allamakee County
A county wide quarantine on wood products in Allamakee County aims to prevent emerald ash borer spread. Firewood leaving the county is restricted while an Iowa rule would require county and state origin labeling for firewood sold in the state.
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Orian Love
the Gazette
Allamakee County
Robin Pruisner
Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Iowa
Bill Northey
Mississippi
Quarantine and Notice of Intended Action Posted Online
The Iowa agriculture department posts a full quarantine on its website under Hot Topics and a Notice of Intended Action regarding the county of origin rule will also be available there for public viewing.
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Iowa Agriculture Department
Iowaagriculture.gov
Summer classes draw UI students for studio arts and language
Bogert, 21, spends 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in University of Iowa classes this summer, taking a morning Russian course and afternoon ceramics, aiming to graduate in May. Summer study remains popular at UI and other state universities, with students like Colin Sandeman, Elizabeth Timmins, and Emily Hubbard in summer ceramics sessions.
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Julie Koehn
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Kendra Bogert
Drakesville
Ben Becker
Muscatine
Elizabeth Timmins
Des Moines
Studio Arts
Iowa City
Iowa
Gazele Owa City
Bogert
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Doug Lee
Colin Sandeman
Bettendorf
Emily Hubbard
Batavia, Ill
Pentagon study boosts Afghanistan mineral wealth figures
A Defense Department assessment values Afghanistan’s mineral reserves at about 908 billion dollars with potential oil and gas up to 223 billion, including copper iron cobalt and gold. Skeptics say rugged terrain weak infrastructure and security will delay profitable extraction for years, despite broad resource claims.
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McClatchy
Washington
Pentagon
Afghanistan
U.S
Defense Department
Sudan
Luke Popovich
National Mining Association
New York Times
Israel approves inquiry into Gaza flotilla attack
Israel named three Israeli experts and two foreign observers to a commission to investigate its deadly raid on a Gaza bound flotilla. The EU urged Israel to ease the Gaza blockade and offered to help, amid Western pressure over the clashes and the 3 year closure that has restricted supplies to 1.5 million Palestinians.
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Jerusalem
European Union
Israel
Gaza
Barack Obama
U.S
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