UI ISU graduate programs rated in US News rankings
The 2012 US News Best Graduate Schools rankings place several UI and ISU programs among the nation’s best. UI Tippie School of Management public MBA 40th, UI education 29th, UI engineering 59th, ISU engineering 45th with top spots in biological and environmental engineering. UI Carver College of Medicine 26th, primary care 10th. nursing 11th, health care management 14th, rehabilitation 2nd, physician assistant 2nd. Local note: editions released Tuesday, book due April 5.
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Arson defendant claims coercion over guilty plea
Cedar Rapids man Matthew Shepherd says his attorney pressured him to accept a January plea for second degree arson after a March Molotov attack. He seeks arrest of judgment and a trial, claiming he was told he would not win at trial and was made to feel he had no choice.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Linn County
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Sixth Judicial District
Sean McPartland
Arbitrator sides with UNI faculty on salary impasse
The arbitrator ruled for United Faculty at the University of Northern Iowa in a bargaining dispute with the state Board of Regents. The contract will raise wages 3.5 percent in each of the next two years while preserving current health plans and allowing grievance rights, though leave time for union work was denied.
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Manchester trucker logs 4.6 million miles without a crash
Joe Scherbring 79, of Manchester, says he has driven 4.6 million miles in 40 years with a clean safety record. He works a regular route out of Cedar Rapids and planning to keep trucking, eyeing eventual retirement only when necessary. He recalls early life, family, and long-haul trips from Detroit to Boston and New York, noting tourists and cautious drivers as daily challenges. He now drives a 15 year old truck with 154,060 miles, and aims for 5 million miles.
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Alburnett former clerk charged with theft of city funds
Amber M. Franklin 44 of Alburnett faced a first degree theft charge in Linn County District Court for misappropriating more than 100000 dollars in city funds. The state auditor reported 102980 dollars in improper disbursements. Franklin resigned in January 2010 after being asked to research accounting firms.
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