Lane Plugge shaped Iowa City schools focus on students
Lane Plugge directed Iowa City Community School District for 11 years overseeing rapid enrollment growth, new buildings, redistricting, and budget pressures. Known for integrity and accessibility, he kept students at the center of every decision while guiding staff stability and continuity. He will become Green Hills Area Education Agency chief administrator. last day is June 30.
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Jim Pedersen
Decision Town
Pedersen
Plugge
Green Hills Area
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Iowa City Schools
Lane Plugge
Medical complex not improving primary care debate continues
Dr. Carl Aschoff questions a $40 million medical complex on Second Avenue arguing it won't boost primary care for uninsured and medically underserved after a flood left 30 000 patients in the Community Health Free Clinic without adequate access. Critics warn high costs may harm fiscal and community health standing.
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Carl Aschoff
Second Avenue
Aschoff
Don Berwick
Institute For Healthcare Improvement
Mary Kemen
Cedar Rapids
Letters Trail at Coralville Lake and Obama oil spill remarks
A reader letter defends a Purple Heart recognition trail and honors veterans who served above and beyond. Another writer questions Obama’s Jones Act suspension and asks why foreign ships and emergency oil spill funds aren’t utilized to accelerate Gulf cleanup efforts.
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Coralville Lake
Bream
Medal of Honor Society
Hall of Heroes
Pentagon
Purple Heart Society
P.O.W. Association
Robert L. Sentman
Tiffin
Barack Obama
U.S. Waters
George Bush
Gulf
Obama
Teacher Matt Miller Wins Presidential Math Science Teaching Award
The Iowa Governor praises Matt Miller of Cedar Rapids Washington High School for earning the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Also notes Mary Kay Kusner’s ordination to the priesthood in Iowa City with congratulations.
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Cedar Rapids Washington High School
Matt Miller
Iowa
Matt
Chet Culver
Mary Kay Kusner
Mary Kay
Joni Bosch
Iowa City
Women in Politics Faces Mixed Progress and Stereotypes
The piece argues that despite high profile wins like Fiorina and Whitman in 2010, women’s political gains remain uneven. It notes limited female governors and mayors, profiles Nikki Haley and Sharron Angle, and emphasizes that voters now judge female candidates by qualifications and party loyalty, not gender.
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California
Carly Fiorina
Senate
Meg Whitman
Sarah Palin
Fio
Rina
Barbara Boxer
U.S
Hewlett-Packard
Congress
Nikki Haley
South Carolina
Haley
Palin
Voting worth it despite the failings of politics
In a reflective column Kurt Ullrich describes driving to vote in Iowa on a rainy day. He notes the mixed feelings about politics and observes the civic process at the polling place with elderly guides and a sense that participation matters despite disappointments. Portia the cat and rural life frame the narrative.
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the Gazette
Todd Dorman
Portia
Iowa
Midwest
California
Arizona
Nevada
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Larry Conrad Walker
Foundation For Success
Nancy Pelosi
Hillary Clinton
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sharron Angle
U.S. Senate
Washington
Angle
Harry Reid
Anita Hill
Clarence Thomas
Msanchez
Kcstar.com
Mary Sanchez
Kansas City Star
Kurt Ullrich
Jackson County
Msn
Maquoketa
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