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Tentative education reform deal struck
Legislators have hammered out a tentative deal on education reform, one that creates a commission to study teacher evaluation methods and grants new independence for home schoolers. Representative Ron Jorgensen, a Republican from Sioux City is chairman of the House Education Committee and one of 10 legislators who’ve been trying to resolve the differences between [...]
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Iowa AD says he’s commited to playing UNI
With the addition of Rutgers and Maryland next year, the Big Ten conference will be moving to a nine-game league football schedule. With one less non-conference game available, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany has said that he wants conference schools to stop scheduling games against FCS opponents. That means that Iowa may no longer be [...]
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Dandelions flourishing after drought thins lawns
There is nothing dandy about them. Iowans who want a picture-perfect lawn are having to do battle with dandelions this spring. Horticulturist John Fech says we can blame last summer’s drought for this year’s healthy, plentiful crop of pesky weeds with yellow flowers. It may seem like there’s many more of them, but Fech says [...]
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Speaker says of ending 2013 session today: “I think we’ll get there.”
A flurry of votes are likely today in the Iowa House and Senate as a key legislator says there is a “very real possibility” the 2013 legislative session may conclude today. House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, a Republican from Hiawatha, delivered a sort of status report yesterday afternoon. “Members in both chambers, members of both parties are [...]
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Search continues for missing girl, alleged abductor’s criminal past explored
The search continues for a teenage girl who authorities say was abducted, along with a 12-year-old girl, by a convicted sex offender who committed suicide. The 12-year-old girl was able to escape and notify police shortly after the abduction Monday afternoon in Dayton. The other girl, 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard, has not been located despite a [...]
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