Iowa panel outlines year-round schools and higher teacher pay
The Governor's Commission on Educational Excellence for the 21st Century urges Iowa to create community learning centers, raise teacher pay to 23 000 next year and 25 000 by 1999, and offer merit bonuses up to 5000 annually for up to 6000 teachers and 360 administrators. It calls for NBPTS certified teachers to receive an extra 10000 annually and stresses broader reforms across students, families, and funding.
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Governor’s Commission On Educational Excellence
Terry Branstad
Des Moines
The
Gazette
DOT raps rating on Iowa highways
A national study rated Iowa urban highways as the worst, covering 146 miles. DOT officials dispute the findings as inaccurate and inconsistent with conditions, noting only 2 percent of Iowa urban highways are poor or mediocre and that state repairs total about 148 million dollars this year.
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Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Iowa
Iowa Transportation
Surface Transportation Policy Project
Environmental Working Group
Ilowa
Florida
Illinois
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Georgia
Brian Cohen
Dennis Tice
State Dot
Tice
Federal Highway Administration
DOT
Cedar Rapids
Cohen
City backs Park Watch to curb vandalism in Cedar Rapids parks
Cedar Rapids police and parks officials launch a Neighborhood Park Watch to cut vandalism and identify maintenance needs. Eleven popular parks will be targeted first as residents act as eyes and ears, reporting trouble by phone and helping alert crews to damage and suspicious activity.
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Douglas Neumann
Cedar Rapids
Parks, Recreation and
David McDill
McDill
Evan Hughes
Osee
Hughes
Golf
Tom Laurenz
Bever
Cedar Valley
Cherry Hill
Daniels
Ellis
Jones
Noelridge
Redmond
Shaver
Shawnee
van Vechten
Doctors overprescribe antibiotics for common colds
A study finds 12 million antibiotic prescriptions were written in one year for upper respiratory infections often caused by viruses. Doctors face patient pressure to prescribe, though most infections do not benefit from antibiotics, contributing to rising drug resistance.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Gonzales
Banks Focuses On Diploma Over Heisman Talk
U I tailback Tavian Banks prefers discussing earning his degree over Heisman Trophy chatter. Opera singer Simon Estes apologized to his Hancher audience. Steve Stefani received three months in a community corrections center for cocaine use while on probation, despite a judge wanting a stiffer penalty.
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Tavian Banks
U of I
Simon Estes
Steve Stefani
Riverboat Captain Dreams Realized by Iowan Navy Veteran
Jack Libbey, now 41, from northeast Iowa, decided at age 11 to become a riverboat captain. Since 1996 he has piloted a boat owned by Donald Trump, marking a notable career milestone.
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Jack Libbey
Donald Trump
Thunderstorm Triggers Accidents and Power Outages
A brief, intense storm last night caused multiple accidents and widespread power outages. Emergency crews responded to incident sites as electrical failures disrupted service across several neighborhoods. Residents reported localized flooding and toppled limbs, with no immediate reports of major injuries.
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Everal
Light of publicity ends Sanguinis theater at Cedar Rapids cemetery
The Cedar Rapids Oak Hill Cemetery board withdrew permission for the Sanguinis Theater to stage late night performances amid an avalanche of calls from plot owners and relatives of the buried. Organizer Matt Denniston plans future sites. cemetery notes 41 burials last year and 16 so far this year.
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Ely
Matt Denniston
Sanguinis
Denniston
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