Iowa's longest-serving public school superintendent
Multimillion-dollar budgets and long hours frame the role as district leaders answer to boards and employ hundreds. Unlike corporate chiefs, superintendents make decisions in public and face blame for snow days and lunches. Robert Olson, 61, of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, has held the post 27 years in a district of about 950 students, the longest tenure in Iowa, per Gazette data.
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Robert Olson
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Iowa
Olson
Roark Horn
Gradual Center Point Road transition marked by new apartments
Cedar Rapids progress along Center Point Road NE continues with two 30 unit apartment buildings Creekside and Center Point, under construction by T W Sather Co. Each unit features washers and dryers elevators and heated underground parking. Historian Mark Stoffer Hunter notes the shift from single family homes as Cedar Rapids transit shaped the corridor.
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Cedar Rapids
Center Point Road
T.W. Sather Co
Madison
Wis
Creekside
Center Point
Managed care firms plan to take case management in house
Two of Iowa’s three contracted managed care groups told the Department of Human Services they will provide most case management services for Medicaid recipients themselves rather than rely on external agencies. DHS Director Charles Palmer noted the change centralizes a once broad service and sparked debate on its benefits and risks. Case managers assess individuals’ needs and coordinate care.
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Iowa
Department of Human Services
DHS
Charles Palmer
Council On Human Services
Des Moines
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