New Coe president faces future planning and budget gaps
John E. Brown, 43, inducted as Coe College president, outlines three focus areas: program assessment, higher education environment, and Cedar Rapids community relations. He warns of shrinking 18 year old cohorts, widening gaps between private and public colleges, and cuts in federal and state support, with plans to present a formal long term plan next year.
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John E. Brown
Coe College
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe
Brown
Lewis and Clark College
Portland
Ore
Leo Nussbaum
Cedar Rapids
Vehicle inspection law needs a tune up in Iowa
Iowa faces a faulty inspection record with 72 percent of checked stations delivering inadequate results. The IDOT monitor program found widespread issues including rigged stickers and marginal inspections, prompting calls for revisions and possible legislative action.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Idot Commission
Commission
Roger Fair
Davenport
Darrel Rensink
Sioux Center
Barbara Dunn
Des Moines
Austin Turner
Corning
Gordon Sweitzer
Idot Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division
Sweitzer
Walden Pond serves sourdough pancakes near Castalia
In Castalia area northeast Iowa a Walden Pond pancake spot operates Sundays 9 am to 3 pm at the Sourdough Lodge three miles north on Highway 52. Ken and Darla Eide host eager diners who start with three large sourdough cakes with maple syrup sausage and coffee for 3.85 plus extras.
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Harry Bachelder
Walden Pond
Castalia
Henry David Thoreau
Iowa
Highway 52
Ken
Darla Eide
Wisconsin
Call One aids Iowans starting new ventures in Des Moines
Des Moines residents like Lolita Metcalf praise the Iowa Development Commission Call One service that guides would be entrepreneurs through federal state and local permit and license steps. In October the center reported 130 inquiries about starting businesses, from a film processing lab to home silk flower sales, with officials stressing the need to address sales tax permits IRS EINs local ordinances zoning and incorporation deadlines.
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Des Moines
Lolita Metcalf
Iowa City
Metcalf
Iowa Development Commission
Call One
Internal Revenue Service
Iowa Department of Revenue
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Baer 10
Iowa
Bob Kelso
Robert Ray
Kelso
Fran Fleck
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic
Secretary of State
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