Just Imagine The Value Of Music Education In Iowa
March is Music In Our Schools Month promoting music education across Iowa districts. Studies show music students score higher on SAT verbal by 57 points and math by 41 points, with higher graduation and attendance rates.
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Music Educators National Conference
Iowa
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Emperor with no clothes on same sex debate in Iowa
Merlin Bartz, Republican state senator from Grafton, argues against banning same sex marriage in Iowa. He contends the debate masks discrimination claims and urges focus on fairness and rational justification of laws. He compares DOMA arguments to partisan labels and warns against flag-wrapping rhetoric.
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Iowa
Merlin Bartz
Grafton
Overseas English instruction shapes a new career trend
Andrew Garberson of Cedar Rapids, a Tippie College of Business graduate, reflects on how Gen Y uses international English teaching and internships to stand out. He discusses a one way gap year, a multilingual profile, and how global work experience reshapes US job prospects.
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China
Andrew Garberson
Cedar Rapids
Tippie College of Business
University of Iowa
Reeducate on investing amid shifting retirement plans
Jeffrey A. Johnston urges investors to learn asset allocation, rebalancing and goal planning as Defined Benefit plans fade to Defined Contribution options like 401(k)s. He notes 2008 showed market fragility and emphasizes personal responsibility, educated decisions and opportunities for long term gains.
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Jeffrey A. Johnston
Premier Investments of
Iowa Inc
Cedar Rapids
Medicare buy in contrasts with health savings accounts
The speaker fears higher costs with Medicare enrollment despite coverage for medical problems. They note a pre existing condition and worry about cancellation. They argue HSAs work best for healthy, wealthy, and young, which describes their situation.
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Medicare
Hsas
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