Iowa lawmakers push blueprints for water cleanups
Republicans and Democrats outline plans to improve water quality after 159 Iowa waterways were polluted last year. Proposals include buffer strips, wetlands, and more monitoring with federal matching funds, while debates focus on funding details and tax-free shopping weekend proposals for August.
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Des Moines
Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
Senate
Merlin Bartz
Grafton
Tom Vilsack
Bill Fink
Carlisle
Bartz
Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee
GOP
Department of Natural Resources
Coe Lecture Links Food Politics to Culture
Dyann Logwood founding editor of HUES will speak on The Politics of Food at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Cherry Auditorium Coe College. The free talk, part of the Marquis Lecture Series, will cover how food attitudes relate to culture and women's health and eating disorders.
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Cedar Rapids
Dyann Logwood
Cherry Auditorium
Coe College
Logwood
Ophira
Tali Edut
HUES
Hear Us
Coe
Winning Powerball sold in 3 states
Tickets sold in Kansas Minnesota and Missouri share a 150 million Powerball jackpot. Winning numbers 3 6 8 43 48 Powerball 1. Winners may take 50 million each over 25 years or about 25.94 million before tax as a lump sum about 16.6 million after taxes. Names and store details released after validation.
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DES Moines
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
States
District of Columbia
Ames teen wins Iowa State Spelling Bee title
Des Moines AP reports 14 year old Andrew Kang of Ames won the Iowa State Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 12 words. He earns an all expenses paid trip to Washington DC to compete in the national event May 28 to June 3. The winning word included ombudsman and discrete.
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DES Moines
Ames
Andrew Kang
Washington, D.C
Amana Essen Wagen delivers meals to homebound seniors
The Amana Church Society through Essen Wagen and the Heritage Agency on Aging runs a meal service for Amana Colonies residents. About 20 volunteers deliver hot Amana style meals five days a week from Colonial Manor with roughly 10 daily recipients.
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Jeanne Burlage
Colonial Manor
Middle
Amana
Nwews
Essen
Ivan Reihmann
Reihmann
Amana Church Society
Essen Wagen
Reichmann
Peggy Coulson
Tage
Coulson
Washington High Receives Grammy Signature School Honor
Washington High School in Cedar Rapids has been named a Grammy Signature School by the Grammy Foundation. The southeast district school is among 100 U S high schools recognized for strong music education. Principal Ralph Plagman and staff lead a program praised for using arts to develop problem solving and creativity.
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Nacellé
Washington
Grammy Foundation
The
Recording Academy
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Kreitzer
Mary Kay Knapp
Jim Wright
Bill Danser
David Mitchell
Ralph Plagman
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