Senate approves 6.6 million Oakdale prison plan
Des Moines Iowa Senate advances a 6.6 million prison near Oakdale as part of a corrections package costing about 10.9 million with a proposal to convert the Mitchellville girls training school and other reforms. The plan includes a 300 bed Oakdale facility costing 5.5 million for construction and 1.1 million for first year operations, amid broader debates over transportation funding and prison policy.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Iowa City
Earl Willits
Oakdale
Sen
Clifton Lamborn
Maquoketa
Iowa
Lamborn
House
Mitchellville
Department of Social Services
Robert D. Ray
Mount Pleasant
Newton
Toledo
Ray
Check evergreens for spider mites infestation signs
If some of your evergreens look bedraggled or off color they may be infested with spider mites. Iowa State University extension entomologist notes mites can cause yellowing webbing and leaf stippling warranting monitoring and possible treatment.
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Iowa State University Extension
Webworm problem in locust trees in Iowa
Iowa State University extension entomologist Stephan Ryan reports mimosa webworm defoliates honey locusts mainly in the southern half of Iowa with two generations per year. To control, rake and burn fallen leaves in fall and spray after egg hatch in late June and early August, using Sevin, diazinon, Dylox, malathion or Isotox. He notes spider mites also pose a problem, treated with various sprays in late May or systemic options, reminding to verify labels and avoid winter injury confusion.
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Iowa State University Extension
Stephan Ryan
Iowa
Ryan
Leap Year origins tied to Queen Margaret decree
The 1288 ruling by Queen Margaret of Scotland required a man proposed to in a Leap Year to marry or prove he was engaged or pay 100 pounds. Historians view her edict as the origin of Leap Year. The fragment notes that children born in summer months are less likely as the text truncates.
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Margaret
Scotland
It Doesn't Cost a Thing North dealer
In four hearts with West leading spades, ruffing the third spade and running trumps fails when West holds four trumps. Discarding a diamond on the third spade lead, however, secures ten tricks regardless of trumps division and proves worth passing the trick. The article analyzes how discarding changes contract outcome.
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West
East
King Fe Tomor
Ures Syndicate, Inc
Sylvia
Sewing Machine Inventions Across Nations Timeline
A survey traces sewing machine origins from 1790 to 1850 through English, Austrian, French and American inventors. It notes varied claims by Saint, Madersperger, Thimmonier, Walter Hunt, Elias Howe and Isaac Singer, and mentions a 1976 promotion tied to a chess book.
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Thomas Saint
Josef Madersperger
Barthelemy Thimmonier
Walter Hunt
New York
Elias Howe, Jr
Cambridge
Mass
Isaac Merritt Singer
Boston
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