Fire and Police Retirement System faces higher city contributions
Cedar Rapids and 46 Iowa cities using the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System must pay more each year as losses shrink the portfolio. Executive director Dennis Jacobs says current investments value about 1.5 billion dollars and annual city contributions rise from 17 to about 19.9 percent in July 2010 with potential climbs beyond 30 percent over the next four to five years to recover from a 21.6 percent fiscal-year drop.
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Iowa pays $900,000 for Arkansas State game cost
University of Iowa faces rising costs for guaranteeing games against non marquee teams. This year Iowa will pay 1.3 million in guarantees to Arkansas State and Northern Iowa, while still earning about 5.5 million from gate and concessions for the two games.
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Iowa nonconference payouts rise with 12th game
Five year tally shows Iowa paying non BCS opponents sizable sums to visit Kinnick Stadium. 2006 Montana 650000 and Northern Illinois 400000. 2007 Western Michigan 400000. 2008 Maine 400000 and Florida International 700000. 2009 Northern Iowa 400000 and Arkansas State 900000. 2010 Ball State 800000 and Eastern Illinois 400000. Scot Dochterman of The Gazette reports.
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Iowa official warns against private bank ratings
Iowa Banking Superintendent Tom Gronstal cautioned that private bank ratings should not be viewed as predictors of future performance. He cited two Cedar Rapids Iowa City Corridor banks, Guaranty Bank and MidwestOne, saying their private ratings do not reflect imminent failure.
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School grades unfair expert says grading varies widely
Washington Post reports Douglas Reeves, education grading expert, shows teachers in the US, Australia, Canada, and South America delivered inconsistent final semester grades from the same 10 assignment scores. He warns unfair grading harms students and calls for precise, timely feedback focused on improvement.
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