Regent: Six percent tuition jump possible at Iowa universities
Regent Craig Lang said a 5 or 6 percent tuition increase is more realistic than 2.7 percent. He argued students and parents could bear an extra dollar a day to maintain university quality amid budget cuts. The 2010-11 tuition plan lingers as the regents seek a fiscal 2011 appropriation of $767.6 million.
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Diane Heldt
Gazette
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Regent
Craig Lang
Brooklyn
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Lang
Board of Regents
Regents
Protection price tag may ease Cedar Rapids flood protection
Cedar Rapids flood protection costs may shrink as a Senate amendment allows federal Community Development Block Grant funds used for disaster relief to count as local match. City officials say $144 million in CDBG funds to buy out 1,300 homes and up to $200 million more for streets could erase the $1 billion project’s local match, easing a long-standing hurdle. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, was approved and sent to a conference committee with the House.
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de Gazelle
Cedar Rapids
United States
Greg Eyerly
Army Corps of Engineers
Eyerly
U.S. Senate
Prosser
Senate
House of
Visions of Glory At Meskwaki Settlement School Football
Todd Dale, coach and athletic director, aims to build a new program at Meskwaki Settlement School with long bus rides and early losses. Players relish representing their own school after leaving nearby South Tama, where one student spoke of it not being for him.
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the Gazette
Todd Dale
Meskwaki
Dale
South Tama
Dalton Youngbear
South
Meskwaki Football Season Kickoff With Walnut on Road
Meskwaki warriors returning to action after a year off with freshman Tama leading the charge. The team opened interscholastic play with a 72 14 loss to Stanton before a 78 8 setback to Coon Rapids Bayard. upcoming road game at Walnut.
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Tama
Meskwaki
Stanton
Coon Rapids-Bayard
Warriors
Walnut
Meskwaki Settlement School Football Schedule Routes
On the road again Meskwaki Settlement School football travels listed with opponents and miles. The schedule shows Aug 29 Stanton 72 14 loss 180 miles one way and Sept 11 Coon Rapids Bayard 78 8 loss 127 miles, plus Walnut 151 miles tonight. Additional trips include Elk Horn Kimballton 148, East Greene 85, Adair Casey 120, Anita CAM 130, and Glidden Ralston 110 miles.
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Meskwaki
Mapquest.com
Stanton
Coon Rapids
Bayard
Walnut
Elk Horn- Kimballton
Extra
East Greene
Adair-Casey
Anita Cam
Glidden-Ralston
Mock jury pool used in Kehoe case to gauge pretrial publicity
In Independence Buchanan County District Court a mock jury selection will test how news coverage may have shaped attitudes toward Michelle Kehoe. About 50 residents will answer questions on the case and may face individual voir dire by lawyers and the judge. The exercise costs over 1500 dollars with jurors paid 30 dollars daily plus mileage.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette
Buchanan County District Court
Michelle Kehoe
Kehoe
Coralville
Seth
Sean
Littleton
Andrea Dryer
Waterloo
Buchanan County
First Judicial District
Bruce Zager
Zager
Tim Semerroth
Cedar Rapids
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