Public TV and the Friends Week critique in Iowa
Mike Deupree surveys public television's funding drives and audience shifts. He cites a university study showing children watch more educational TV when unsupervised, notes IPTs festival interruptions, and debates PBS's need to counter cable competition while pondering whether public TV's mission may outlived its gap-filling purpose.
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Iowa
IPT
Central Iowa
Bill Riley
PBS
Discovery Channel
Nickelodeon
Arts & Entertainment
CNN
CSPAN
Cooker blamed in Farmstead fire at Cedar Rapids plant
Firefighters battled a small blaze at Farmstead Foods in Cedar Rapids started by heat buildup in a large cooker containing hog byproduct residue left after the plant’s closure on March 16. Security saw the fire at 6 30 a.m. and sprinklers activated. ducts and roof are damaged but overall damage was minimal.
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Farmstead Foods
Cedar Rapids
Alex
Democrats Move to Weaken Branstad Item Veto Power
Iowa Democrats lead a drive to strip or limit the governor’s item veto by removing intent language from spending bills. Sen. Richard Varn argues the veto has been abused. Gov. Branstad and aides defend careful use since 1983. A district court ruling questioned the governor’s veto authority, prompting further legislative planning to craft veto-proof budgets.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Richard Varn
Solon Democrat
Richard Vohs
District Court
Justice
Newton
Jack Hatch
D-Des Moines
Riverside hosts birthday party for imagined Captain Kirk
Riverside Iowa marks the birthday of the fictional Starship Enterprise captain James T Kirk with a themed party at the Riverside VFW. Fans display Star Trek memorabilia and plan future tributes including a titanium time capsule burying Kirk's birthplace.
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Dave Gosch
Riverside
Final Frontier
James T. Kirk
Kirk
Iowa
New York City
Shawn Paris
Paris
Hollywood
Fla
Starship Riverside
William Shatner
Gregg Piper
Piper
Iowa City
Denison High Wins State Academic Decathlon Title
Denison High School wins the Iowa state academic decathlon, topping 18 teams with 39 759 points to reach nationals. Cedar Rapids Washington and Mount Vernon place individuals in the top honors, while Ames and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson place second and third overall. Denison leads the field as the sole Iowa finalist in nationals.
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Denison
Denison High School
Ames
Council Bluffs
Thomas Jefferson
Iowa
Des Moines
Eric Newhouse
Sioux City East
Susan Haitink
Oskaloosa
Paul Mors
Mount Vernon
Town Nugent
Molly Holz
Amés
Jeremy Nepp
Ben Travis
Marty Peters
Cedar Rapids Washington
Heather Bowers
Candidates Debate Set for Cedar Rapids on Environmental Issues
In Cedar Rapids a 2nd District forum on environmental issues is scheduled for April 12 at Peoples Church. The Sierra Club Iowa Chapter hosts the event with Democrats Steve Severn and Eric Tabor and Republicans Joe Ertl Wayne Moldenhauer and James Nussle invited to speak and answer audience questions.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar-Wapsie Group
Iowa
The
Sierra Club
Peoples Church
Steve Severn
Eric Tabor
Joe Ertl
Wayne Moldenhauer
James Nussle
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Legislative Education Subcommittee
Patrick Cavanaugh
State Department of Management
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Capt
Kirk Will
Inside Edition
Scott Rapoport
Starbase 17
Dave Wolz
Com
Mander
Wolz
Wendee McCracken
McCracken
Linn
Washington and
Ave. SE
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
U.S
Associated Press
CIN
Rick Skogman
Skogman
Klingers
Paint & Interiors
Fifth Avenue
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