Trade Up: Apprenticeship Draws in New Electrical Workers
Jon Fasselius, a Dubuque native and Coralville resident, shifted from college to an electrical apprenticeship with IBEW Local 405. Trainers say more high schoolers should pursue trades, emphasizing intelligence, math, and science, to counter stereotypes about craft work.
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Adam Belz
Gazette Edar Rapids
Jon Fasselius
Dubuque
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 405
Fasselius
Coralville
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Cedar Rapids
Stocks and heart attacks linked by Duke study
Duke University researchers linked a key stock index to heart attack admissions at a North Carolina hospital from December 2007 to July 2009, noting seasonal effects and cautioning that winter peaks may explain the initial result. Experts called the finding intriguing and deserving of broader study.
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Atlanta
Duke University
North Carolina
Iowa state government trims workforce amid budget squeeze
Iowa downsized state employment by about 1500 workers, more than 2 percent, as layoffs and a broad hiring freeze take effect. Court operations suffer with delays and part time offices. 12 judge vacancies remain unfilled, and more cuts expected as early retirement programs accelerate.
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Charlotte Eboynes Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Rebecca Colton
Judicial Branch
Colton
Obama pledges overhaul of No Child Left Behind law
President Barack Obama unveils a plan to overhaul the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law. He promises better teachers and improved schools to close the academic gap with other nations and address the failure labels that have affected many U.S. schools.
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Atlanta
Barack Obama
U.S
George W. Bush
Obama
Obama outlines NCLB rewrite plans at Cedar Rapids event
President Obama spoke at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids about reforming the No Child Left Behind law. He criticized current penalties and said the administration would reward progress, especially for disadvantaged students, and plans to send a rewrite to Congress on Monday.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Kaleb Eby
Eby
Arne Duncan
Jefferson High School
Obama
United States of America
Congress
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Togo
Pee Hee
Stlukescr.org
ST. Luke’s Hospital
Iowa Health Sistex
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