Global Country of World Peace designates Vedic City as capital
A hotel in Vedic City Iowa becomes the capital of the Global Country of World Peace. Raja Nader Raam heads a government with Hagelin as minister of science and technology. The move includes a currency, constitution, flag, and anthem.
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John Hagelin
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Science and Technology
Maharishi
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Vedic City
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Ecologist to discuss wolf research at Kirkwood College
Wildlife ecologist Rolf Peterson of Michigan Tech will discuss his 25 years of wolf and moose research at 7 p.m. Monday in Ballantyne Auditorium on Kirkwood Community College campus in Cedar Rapids.
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Rolf Peterson
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Kirkwood Community College
Peterson
Michigan Technological University
Houghton
Gross outlines education plan to boost teacher pay in Iowa
GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Gross proposed fully funding a 250 million performance based initiative to raise teacher pay and reexamine the K-12 funding formula. He criticized the Vilsack administration for planning gaps and to address educator shortages, and favored mentoring programs plus strengthening college prep options.
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Doug Gross
Vilsack
Gross
Iowa
Doug Gross Education Plan Emphasizes Local Control and Funding
The plan calls for local control of school systems with incentives to share resources, repeal of mandates hindering flexibility, and statewide student achievement boosts in math science and reading. It also seeks stable school funding, full funding to raise Iowa teacher salaries to the national average, and performance rewards.
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Doug Gross
Iowa
State school finance reform faces fork in the road
The piece argues Iowa should either fully rewrite the school funding formula or keep and simplify the existing system. It calls for gubernatorial leadership, noting that partial adjustments have left districts uncertain about future funding.
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