Area schools raise tuition amid staff cuts and tighter programs
Iowa area schools respond to no extra state aid and rising enrollments with tuition increases and reductions in faculties and programs. Cedar Rapids Community College cuts innovation funds while Mason City and Southwestern Area Community College trim staff and tighten budgets. Administrators warn continued funding needed as enrollment grows 27.4 percent, keeping tuition near 370 dollars annually.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Selby Ballantyne
Cedar Rapids
Donald B. Klucking
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
William Baley
Printers Leave A Labor Group In Iowa Dispute
DES MOINES AP printers of Local 118 ITU pulled out of the South Central Federation of Labor over a $250 dinner ticket purchase for a fundraiser honoring State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg. The printers oppose the candidate due to his stance on repealing Iowa’s right to work law. Local 350 members seek outright repeal as area schools face funding challenges amid reliance on federal aid and local property taxes.
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DES Moines
International Typographical Union
South Central Federation of Labor
Paul’ Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Iowa
Dear Abby column excerpt on decency and marriage issues
A Abigai Van Buren Dear Abby piece covers indecent exposure laws in Arkansas, a 14 year old girl’s reaction to dirty talk by boys, and a married woman seeking budgeting help for her stingy husband. The column advises on legal limits, handling peer pressure, and financial boundaries.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Linda
Arkansas
Linds
Greg
Sunnyvale
Bob
GOP Convention Delegates To Have Many Social Events
Washington AP reports social events will dot the Republican convention week in Miami Beach. Delegates and alternates will be entertained by appointed hospitality coordinators to host breakfasts, dinners, drinks, and entertainment, with many occasions funded for free. Patricia Reilly Hitt leads Nixon’s social events, Bertha Adkins directs Rockefeller affairs. Parties will span hotels, clubs, and boats.
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GOP
Washington
Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Patricia Reilly Hitt
San Francisco
Cochairman
Welson A. Rockefeller
Bertha Adkins
Oxford, Md
Eisenhower
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