Iowa group seeks respite provider pilot to aid foster care
The Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association proposes a pilot program certifying individuals as respite providers who enter foster homes to take over care temporarily. The plan estimates a $50,000 annual cost, with possible grant funding, as recruiters at five state regions work to attract more foster families and retain them.
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Des Moines
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Association
Roberta Harris
Iowa
Vandenberg
Stout
Foster care strains grow in Iowa counties
Johnson Linn counties face rising foster children and limited licensed homes. 100 Johnson County children in Nov vs 55 monthly in 1996. 92 homes licensed vs 64 in 1998. 188 Linn County children in care. 14 percent of 142 homes take teens 13 plus.
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Cheryl Whitney
DHS
Linn County
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Linn
Jones
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Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Jefferson Johnson
Keokuk
Louisa
Muscatine
Poweshiek Tama
Washington
DHS Gazette
Johnson resigns over Eminem assignment dispute at Tipton schools
Tipton Iowa teacher resigns after controversy over a sixth grade Eminem themed project tied to classical composers. Johnson defended First Amendment rights while district cites personnel matter. Board accepted resignation February 16, leaving two student music programs jeopardized and a replacement search underway.
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Jeff Corkery
Johnson
the Gazette
Brian Krob
Krob
Tipton
Corkery
Iowa Board of Education
Grimoskas
Custody battle shadows a Iowa father's mounting debt
Dan Schmidt, a divorced father of two in Blairstown, faces growing debt and work injury pressures as he fights to maintain custody of his daughters Anna and Chloe. He relies on refinancing, friends, and charity while court battles over adoption and custody unfolded across Iowa and Michigan.
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Robbie Albertson
Oxford
Hawkeye
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DeBoers
Iowa
Michigan
Supreme Court
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ABC News
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Cara
Chloe
Blairstown
Cara Clausen
Doug Stepanek
Stepanek
Dan
Court clears Kohl of criminal suspicion in financing scandal
In a Bonn state court ruling ex Chancellor Helmut Kohl is legally cleared after a 13 month probe into party financing. He agreed to pay a 140000 dollar fine for his role and a possible breach of trust inquiry will be closed once paid. Critics question the ruling’s moral legitimacy and call for a parliamentary inquiry.
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Berlin
Helmut Kohl
Bonn
Susanne Albert
Stephan Holthoff-Pfoertner
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