Iowa holds up Gulf dead zone plan in runoff dispute
Iowa resists a voluntary goal to cut nitrogen discharges by 20 to 40 percent as a federal task force seeks regional action. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Patty Judge says the plan risks mandating controls, while environmental groups urge interstate cooperation to curb hypoxic waters near the Mississippi River delta.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Gulf of Mexico
Cynthia Sarthou
New Orleans
Gulf Restoration Network
Patty Judge
St. Louis
Judge
Mississippi River
New Jersey
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois
Sarthou
Doug Daigle
Mississippi River Basin Alliance
George H. Ryan
Daigle
Suspect held in killing of Conrad woman
Ruth Melver, 35, was found dead from two gunshot wounds at a farmhouse owned by Deanna Tough in Conrad, Grundy County. David Lenox, 33, is jailed on a $1 million bond for willful injury and homicide charges after a chase along I 35 ending in a crash near Kamrar. Tough was hospitalized in fair condition. investigators weigh further charges.
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Conrad
Here
Ruth Melver
Deanna Tough
Tough
Des Moines
Grundy County
Melver
David Lenox
Lenox
Interstate 35
Kamrar
Plan for World Peace Center Faces Local Skepticism
In St Leonard Maryland residents react coolly to a proposed 38 acre retreat by the Institute for World Peace linked to the Maharishi University of Management. Neighbors fear a cultural clash and potential cult associations while organizers stress nonreligious research on consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Leonard, Md
Wye River
Calvert County
Institute For World Peace
St. Leonard
Maharishi University of Management
Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy
Fairfield
Iowa
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Washington, D.C
Chesapeake Bay
Gary Effers
University
Iowa teachers union weighs pay plan proposals
The Iowa State Education Association works on a core set of principles to evaluate pay plans from lawmakers and business leaders. Gov Vilsack is expected to unveil specifics in August as teachers face rising retirements and state pay gaps.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jolene Franken
Iowa State Education Association
Board of Regents
Marvin Pomerantz
Franken
Tom Vilsack
National Education Association
Chicago
Iowa Department of Education
Vilsack
ISEA
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Secretary of Agriculture
TM Group
Cedar Raps Hearing Center
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Cedar Rapids
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