Monticello choir to sing at Bahamas salute this summer
The 22-voice chamber singers from Monticello will represent Iowa in the American Musical Salute to the Bahamas this summer. They are currently raising funds for the trip as reported by Youth Plus in Monday's Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Bahamas
Ethics face higher level of scrutiny in Iowa politics
Iowa ethics reform gains momentum as public standards rise. Andrea Margolis of the Josephson Institute notes ethical concerns extend nationwide, with calls for independent ethics commissions, conduct standards, and mandatory ethics education at sessions. Senate chair Jean Lloyd Jones cites reform history and media coverage shaping trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa Trust Fund
Iowa
Andrea Margolis
California
Josephson Institute of Ethics
Margolis
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Senate Ethics Committee
Gorbachev Reflects On Gulf Crisis And US Soviet Ties
In a La Stampa column translated from Russian, Mikhail Gorbachev reflects on the Gulf crisis a year ago. He discusses US Soviet cooperation within the UN framework against Saddam Hussein, noting no Soviet troops would join a multinational force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
la Stampa
Richard Laurie
Andrei Sakharov
Moscow
Persian Gulf
United States
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Memory drug eyed to boost aging minds in humans
Los Angeles scientist Eu gene Roberts reports pregnenolone markedly boosts memory in mice and may restore memory hormone levels in aging humans. Trials planned for older patients with impaired memory after positive early human arthritis tests showed no adverse effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
California
Eugene Roberts
City of Hope Medical Center
National Academy of Sciences
Roberts
Iowa universities face debate over too many vice presidents
The three public Iowa universities hold a president and four administrators each, all titled vice president or provost, with lower ranks beneath. Budgets and a 406-employee layoff spurred calls from union leader Don McKee to shrink top salaries and reduce management layers amid strained state finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
Ilowa
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State Board of Regents
U of I
ISU
UNI
Don McKee
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council
McKee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wichita St. Drake
K-State
Missouri
Acie Earl
Acie Earl II
Jess
Life & Leisure
Lowa
Update ‘92
Update
Life/Leisure
Bridge City
U.S
Senate
Gazette
Lisa Powel
Cedar Rapids
Washington Warriors
Warriors
Bush
Iraq
U.N. Security Council
U.S.S.R
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Saudi Arabia
U.N
Security Council
Security Coun
Hunter Rawlings
Peter Nathan
Derek Willard
Ann Rhodes
John Colloton
Martin Jischke
Patricia Swan
Warren Madden
Thomas Thielen
Reid Crawford
University OF Northern Iowa
Constantine Curris
Nancy Marlin
John E. Conner
Sue Follon
Joe Mitchell
State