Community Service Roles Highlight Iowa City Donation
Mary Skinner, 81, chair of Rags to Stitches at First Presbyterian, replaced a zipper on Cole's snowsuit in a cooperative gesture. Jan Koch, 63, director of Home Ties Child Care Center, welcomed the refurbished snowsuit for use by the homeless families served. The center prepares for a sledding outing as Kara 13 and Maya 12, along with two dogs, anticipate the added joy from the seasonal aid. The family recently vacationed in Colorado during spring break.
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Iowa City
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Jan Koch
Home Ties
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Maya
Colorado
Shakespeare Folio Exhibit Coming to UI Main Library
A national traveling display of the Shakespeare First Folio will appear at the UI Main Library in 2016. The exhibit promotes the historic volume as a prized literary artifact and part of a broader cultural outreach across campuses.
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The Gazette Volume 133 Number 79 2015
A 2015 Gazette issue labeled volume 133 number 79 presents local news briefs, community notices, and public information typical of a weekly paper. The readable text centers on regional items and civic updates without sensational detail.
Village network links Iowa City volunteers to aid needs
Mary Palmberg, 72, built a mutual aid network of over 250 Eastern Iowa volunteers to move items and help neighbors. She directed Iowa City's Free Lunch Program from 2006 to last June, coordinating donations and more than 35 groups serving meals six days a week.
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Iowa City
Helpers
Owa City
Mary Palmberg
Palmberg
Cloud could save Iowa up to 1 million annually
Iowa may save up to 1 million dollars per year by shifting email and calendar systems to the cloud. Officials estimate 1 to 2 million in savings over three years and note added gains in productivity and efficiency. Tempus Nova won a 7.5 million dollar three year contract for cloud services.
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Iowa
Google
Microsoft
Matt Behrens
Tempus Nova
Tempus
Iowa faces pushback on science standards including evolution
State Board of Education members and some public participants express concerns as Iowa reviews new K-12 science standards. A statewide team of science education leaders is developing the framework outlining knowledge and skills students must master, shaping future classroom instruction.
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Des Moines
State Board of Education
Iowa
State Board of
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