I-JOBS Initiative Faces Skepticism Over Job Numbers
Iowa's $830 million I-JOBS program aims to create jobs but projections vary. Gov. Culver’s team once cited 21 000 jobs over three years based on road spending, a figure later abandoned. Economist David Swenson suggests about 4 000 annual jobs at $750 000 spend over three years. The Coralville First Avenue flood project alone prompts 700 jobs across 36 million dollars, with significant funding awarded to communities rebuilding from floods and tornadoes. The program seeks to offset recession and unemployment across Iowa.
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Chet Culver
Culver
Phil Roeder
Iowa State University
David
Swenson
IJOBS
Coralville
First Avenue
I-Jobs Board
Obama seeks longer school days and year for students
President Obama argues American students spend too little time in class and urges schools to extend time, stay open late, and offer weekend access. Education Secretary Duncan notes the calendar reflects an agricultural era as urban families seek safer after school options. Domonique Toombs is set to stay three extra hours daily in sixth grade at Clarence R Edwards.
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Barack Obama
Obama
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Sasha
Anne Duncan
Associated Press
Domonique Toombs
Boston
Clarence R. Edwards
Charlestown
Jeanne McCabe
Cedar Rapids Flood Plan Faces Possible Scale Back
Cedar Rapids leaders question whether the Army Corps flood study may yield a smaller protection system than the $1 billion “preferred” plan. The 31-month, 7.5 million feasibility study is underway, with officials wary about the outcome and a push to protect Cedar River to about 31.12 feet for a 2008 crest margin.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Ken DeKeyser
Flood plan outlines levee and wall changes along riverfront
Gazette page 10A outlines a flood plan with a removable flood wall at Levee Plaza and a new west bank main road linking First Street West to Sixth Street SW and O Avenue NW to Third Street NW. Three foot elevations appear for levees and walls.
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Ellis Boulevard
Sixth Street
Third Street
West Bank
Iran tests missiles to show strength in regional display
Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced short-range missile tests to deter threats as the U S and allies warn over a secretly developed underground uranium enrichment facility. General Hossein Salami claimed improved accuracy and a crushing response to aggression, noting missiles hit targets.
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Nasser Karimi
Tehran
Iran
Revolutionary Guard
U.S
Hossein Salami
Salami
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