Patriotism fades after Sept 11 shaping school and city elections
Miller notes nonpartisan school and city elections avoid party lines and candidate political spending. He says school board candidates volunteer and that the 9/11 patriotism wave faded over six years, stressing voting as a democracy cornerstone and education as the next building block.
Health panel links 9/11 dust to sarcoidosis in Dunn-Jones case
The article notes studies connecting World Trade Center dust exposure to respiratory diseases including sarcoidosis. Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch lists Dunn-Jones as a homicide due to 9/11 exposure, amid ongoing debates over causation and compensation, with Feinberg funds already paid to her husband.
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Liberals show more brain activity fewer errors on W task study
Researchers report liberals made fewer mistakes and showed higher brain activity than conservatives when confronted with a W symbol. Lead author David Amodio cautions the findings apply only to a narrow behavior range and do not declare one orientation superior.
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Big 12 Revenue Gap Narrows for Iowa State Compared to Texas
Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard notes disparity as Big 12 revenue sharing lags, with Texas pulling in far more than Iowa State. Conference income accounts for about 21.5 percent of Iowa State’s budget, while Iowa, in the Big Ten, shows similar heavy TV revenue.
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Big Ten revenue sharing eyed as Big 12 gap fuels discontent
Iowa and Iowa State budgets rely heavily on conference sources. Kevin Weiberg, former Big 12 commissioner, notes television revenue disparity fuels discontent among lower revenue schools. He argues changes could shift attitudes though not power, while comparisons to NFL and MLB revenue models frame the debate.
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Big Ten revenue sharing nets gains for some schools and losses for others
The Big Ten revenue sharing system requires member schools to give up 35 percent of home league ticket receipts up to a ceiling or minimum. From 2004 to 2006 the annual ceiling varied and Iowa lost over 2.2 million. Indiana, Northwestern, and Minnesota earned substantial amounts while Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan each lost over 3 million. Basketball ceilings and floors reduced Iowa’s 2004–06 losses to 129,531 though several others hit the maximum loss. Penn State, Northwestern and Michigan gained from the arrangement.
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