Cedar Rapids teachers get 4 percent pay hike for next year
The Cedar Rapids school district will raise teacher salaries by 4 percent next year while state allowable growth for public schools stands at 3.5 percent. Analysts note turnover and enrollment shifts can fund higher salary increases without cutting other areas, and discuss how arbitration or staffing changes influence the budget.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Edar Rapids
Lew Finch
George Chambers
College of Education
University of Iowa
Chambers
Marion
Finch
Water protection in Iowa amid hog confinement debate
Linda D Appelgate argues for regional water safeguards over a one size fits all rule. She cites Humboldt County protections against agricultural drainage wells and urges stronger standards, groundwater monitoring, annual lagoon inspections, and increased DNR funding to balance livestock farming with clean water and public health.
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Linda D. Appelgate
Spirit Lake
Lake Rathbun
Iowa River
Iowa
Humboldt County
Richard Miller
University of Iowa College of Engineering
EPA
Lowa
John Pitt
Iowa State University
Minnesota
North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources
Jim Hunt
General Assembly
Neuse
Mother's Day Reflections on Miscarriage and Healing
A personal essay explores miscarriage as a hidden loss on Mother's Day, noting one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage and urging acknowledgment and support. It cites Fran Rybarik on the broad impact of pregnancy loss and mentions Rachel Falder and Karen Fitton as editors of a new anthology, Our Stories of Miscarriage: Healing With Words.
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Fran Rybarik
RTS
LaCrosse
Wis
Rachel Falder
Luther College
Decorah
Karen Fitton
Fairview Press
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Kerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Iowa Environmental Council
Gazette
Cedar River
Rachel Faldet
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