Children's Home launches 900000 fundraising campaign
The Cedar Rapids Children's Home seeks $900,000 for the Next 100 Years drive to fund additions and remodeling across Heartwood and Camp Good Health sites. The effort aims to expand services for at risk youths, including new in home and specialized foster care, and support families via Family Centered Services.
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Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Tom
Iowa Department of Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Heartwood
C St
Children’s Home
Bob Bloomberg
George Estle
Estle
Iowa
Children’s Home Board of Directors
Second St. SE
Camp Good Health
Maplewood Group
Cedarwood Group
Mount Vernon Road
DHS
Bloomberg
Roger Hadley
AIA
Waldorf College slashes tuition 30 percent boosts freshman class
Waldorf College in Forest City cut tuition by 30 percent to combat rural enrollment challenges. President William E. Hamm reported 283 freshmen enrolled, raising total enrollment to about 400 as financial aid budgets were trimmed. The school exceeded its break-even and enrollment targets.
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Forest City
Waldorf College
Waldorf
William E. Hamm
Hamm
No farm chemicals in Wapsi River samples
Tests of water samples from the Wapsipinicon River after a mid August fish kill found no pesticides herbicides or ammonia. Officials note high water temperatures low water or brief rain may have stressed fish but do not fully explain the deaths. The river has returned to normal with no new kills reported.
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Wapsi River
Jim Mayer
Anamosa
Wapsipinicon
Jerry Rattenberg
Iowa Department of National Resources’ Environmental Protection Division
Lead Mine
Morley Road
Leonard Stoneking
Stoneking
Enviromental Protection Division
Manchester
State Hygienic Laboratory
Iowa City
Rattenberg
The
Gazette
Judge Allows Job Dumping Among Plants
In Rock Island Illinois a judge ruled that forty workers from Deere & Co Foundry in Dubuque may take jobs at Deere Parts Distribution Center in Milan Illinois. Milan workers who sued Deere and the United Auto Workers to avoid layoffs were denied by U S District Court Judge Michael Mihm.
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Rock Island, Il
Deere & Co
Dubuque
Deere Parts Distribution
Milan
Ill
Deere
United Auto Workers Union
Dubuque Workers
U.S
Michael Mihm
Federal rule preempts Iowa pipeline permits
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling finding the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act pre-empts an Iowa state law. ANA Pipeline Co was fined for building a 2.6 mile section without an Iowa permit after receiving a temporary FERC certificate. The district court held federal law pre-empts Iowa law.
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ST. Louis
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Iowa
The
ANA Pipeline Co
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
U.S. District Court For
Southern District of Iowa
Iowas $100 Million Education Plan Lifts Teachers Spirit
ISEA President Ken Tilp reports renewed excitement among Iowa teachers during the new term. Phase I guarantees an $18 000 base pay, Phase II raises general salaries, Phase III funds allocated by district committees allow local spending on coaching, professional development, workshops, student activities, and after hours programs.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
Ken Tilp
Tilp
West Des Moines
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