Heritage Christian School weighs intelligent design belief
Debbie Burke, interim administrator at Heritage Christian School in North Liberty, says the K 8 school teaches intelligent design in eighth grade science and also covers evolution as a theory. She notes the school is clearly Christian and believes the intelligent designer is God.
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Overpraised Youth Echoes Through Career
Cheeni Rao, once deemed a gifted student in a Chicago area grade school, recalls constant praise and participation medals that built self-esteem but left him unprepared for criticism. Experts now link such non contingent praise to difficulties handling critique in adulthood and argue self esteem stems from accomplishment, not praise.
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State panel backs city county service sharing plan
A Des Moines proposal urges cities and counties to form regional communities with voter approval. State incentives would reward participation and tax freezes would apply to nonparticipants by 2011. Shared law enforcement, regional jails, merged records, and joint development programs are discussed.
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Timeline of regional governance and funding 2005 to 2011
A six year cycle outlines regional boards setting results and strategies from July 2005 to July 2006, moving to communitywide governance and revenue models by 2006 to 2007, then finalizing models and definin g funding sources in 2007 to 2008. It notes voter referenda, model redesigns, and state local partnerships culminating in 2011 with property tax freezes and grants aimed at community partnerships.
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Americans fret over government secrecy in new poll
Ipsos Public Affairs for Sunshine Week finds 70 percent of Americans concerned about secrecy and more than half want greater access to records. Nearly as many view access to public records as crucial to good government.
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Mount Vernon family rescued after sea disaster at sea
A Mount Vernon family and a two-man crew survived a chartered fishing trip that foundered in heavy seas. Willis Wulf 59 his wife Carol 58 daughter Kim Shultz 34 and son in law Tony Shultz 31 praised the captain and crew as they returned to port last week.
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