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Washington Iowa native Gonterman becomes a landscaping foreman in Marion and views his job as agricultural work. Experts warn a growing shortage of ag labor will widen unless urban students enter farming roles. USDA and Purdue projections show openings and qualified graduates through 2010.
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The
Gazette Lake
Gonterman
Washington, Iowa
Culver
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
David Wallace
the Gazette
Blake Gonterman
Untold Journey From Disability to Bus Driver
A man, once living with stigma and petty crimes, seeks belonging after leaving his parents. Despite drinking, he earned a two year degree, married, and became a tour bus driver. His intellect humor and emotions endured through lobotomy era notes.
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Knight Ridder
Jose
Calif
Howard Dully
San Jose
Dully
Suspending Iowa prison worker after inmate escape
Gov. Tom Vilsack said one state employee was suspended with more actions expected as investigators examine how two inmates escaped the Iowa State Penitentiary wall. Robert Legendre was captured in Steele Missouri and Martin Moon was arrested near Chester Illinois.
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Des Moines
Tom Vilsack
Iowa State Penitentiary
Robert Joseph Legendre
Steele
Martin Moon
Chester
Vilsack
Iowa City Food Vendors Earn Strong Health Inspections
Temporary food booths around Kinnick Stadium earned solid health inspections this season with only minor violations corrected promptly. Johnson County inspectors credited experienced vendors and noted one case of employees without hair nets and several sanitation lapses.
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Lynn Dolan
Iowa City
Melrose Avenue
Kinnick Stadium
Johnson County
Kinnick
Zack Kucharski
Gazette
University of Iowa
Stacey Foster-Thompson
Johnson County Public Health Department
Public Health Department
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Missouri
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Fort Madison
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St.Louis
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