21 Only affects high schoolers in downtown Iowa City
The 21 only bar law in Iowa City reaches beyond college students to high school pupils. A survey shows 29 percent of 12th graders in the district drank in the past 30 days, though seniors did not participate. Observers note some high schoolers snuck into bars or attended college parties.
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Iowa City
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Iowa City West High School
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Churches split over gay rights divide in today’s faith debate
Molly Rossiter quotes Stewart Kroon, a 50 year old lesbian married to an Episcopal pastor, who laments churches failing to find welcoming messages in scripture. Peter Jauhiainen notes the issue mirrors civil rights battles as denominations vote on policy and doctrine changes in church communities.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Inda Stewart Kroon
Stewart Kroon
Reformed Church In America
Iowa City
Peter Jauhiainen
Kirkwood Community College
Unemployed workers face higher skills for old jobs
Openings exist in former fields, but workers lack updated qualifications as employers demand broader duties. Recession-era efficiency has left many positions harder to fill, with roles like data base administrators needing network security, accountants doing cost analysis, and factory workers programming machines.
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Associated Press
Washington
Social Security Likely to Stay Flat in 2011
Federal officials project no cost of living adjustment for 58 million Social Security recipients for 2011. The COLA automatic increase, tied to inflation, would mark only the second year without a raise since 1975. Officials prepare to announce the projection Friday with BLS data forthcoming.
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Washington
Andrew Biggs
Social Security Administration
American Enterprise Institute
Congressional Democrats
Biggs
Congress
Social Security
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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