Veterans Accreditation Rules Reshape County Offices Training in San Diego
Iowa counties consider sending representatives to the June 6 to 13 National Association of County Service Officers conference in San Diego for national accreditation and 16 annual continuing education credits. About 40 of 99 counties may participate, vs five days in Des Moines, with costs around 2000 dollars per county including travel and lodging.
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National Association of County Veterans Service Officers
Veterans Commission
Donald Tyne
Linn County Veterans Affairs Commission
San Diego
Tyne
Fayette County
John Hintz
Palmersheim
Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
Elizabeth Ledvina
Iowa Association of County Commissioners of Veteran Affairs
Iowa
Steve Mulcahy
Des Moines
Iowa Veterans Affairs Commission
Mulcahy
Leo Baier
Johnson County Veterans Affairs Commission
Baier
Susan Yario
Jones County Veterans Affairs
Patti Meyer
Jean Gage
Buchanan
Clayton
Bahia Resort
Governor’s Office
One-tank trips lure Iowans with frugal getaways
Iowa tourism officials promote easy one-tank trips and incentives for summer travel. A portion of travelers, including Elizabeth Green from Iowa City, cut costs by staying with relatives and dining in. Amana Colonies draw about 750,000 visitors yearly as a top local destination. Some families plan simpler outings to save money while still enjoying festivals and museums.
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Nancy Landers
Iowa Tourism Office
Iowa
Joni Brezina
Researchers study H1N1 vaccine seed stocks and animal links
CDC scientists test two seed stock candidates for an H1N1 vaccine and seek animal samples from pigs and other species to pinpoint how the virus jumped to humans. They note 50 plus H1N1 strains are closely related and a single vaccine could target them all. World Health Organization counts 11,168 cases in 42 countries with 86 deaths. U S counts 6,552 cases and nine deaths.
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Cox
United States
CDC
Anne Schuchat
Science and Public Health Program
Department of Health and Human Services
U.S
Schuchat
World Health Organization
Coralville wins 2.5 million for CRANDIC rail raise project
The Iowa Department of Economic Development approved 2.5 million in federal funding to raise the CRANDIC tracks behind Highway 6 by four feet. City Administrator Kelly Hayworth calls it a key flood-related step ahead of a spring 2010 start, with additional EDA funding and in kind right of way bringing the project to about 10 million.
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Gregg Hennigan
Cazette Coralville
Coralville
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Crandic
Kelly Hayworth
Iowa
Hayworth
Federal Economic Development Administration
Clear Creek
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