Legislation speeds up Iowa sex offender registry posting
The Iowa House approved HF 2231 by 97 to 3 and sent it to the Senate to accelerate placing 5 849 convicted sex offenders on the state registry web site. Critics argued the measure does not clearly improve public safety and would repeal mandatory risk assessments for offenders before listing them online. Rep Lance Horbach urged adding notes about unassessed offenders, while floor manager Rep David Tjepkes touted faster public access to names.
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Mutation Link Throws Light On Human Ape Split
Researchers propose a gene mutation that shortened jaws and weakened jaw muscles, freeing the skull to expand and enabling a larger brain. The shift would have supported tool making and the early separation of humans from apelike ancestors.
Clarke warns of 9/11 risk ahead of attacks
Richard Clarke said on September 4 2001 he urged Condoleezza Rice to imagine hundreds of Americans dead after a terrorist strike and that the Bush administration did not treat terrorism as urgent. CIA Director George Tenet testified that killing bin Laden would not have prevented 9/11.
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Broadcasters Clash Over FCC Indeency Rules
In Iowa City two radio owners Steve Soboroff known as Steve Bridges and Rick Sellers face off as FCC crackdown on indecency stirs debate. Soboroff argues the commission oversteps its mandate dating to 1934 while Sellers defers to regulator authority amid constitutional questions.
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Coe College Men’s Tennis Rises Among NCAA Leaders
The Coe College men's tennis team has emerged as one of the top NCAA Division I programs nationwide, showcasing depth, skill, and consistent performance that places them among the elite in the current season.
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Three Mile Island 25 Years Later a Iowa City Perspective
University of Iowa epidemiology professor Bill Field stayed near the Three Mile Island plant after the 1979 accident to study iodine-131 exposure in voles. His early work faced pushback but launched a 25 year career on radiation health effects, shaping utility testing today.
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