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The University of Iowa, established in 1847, is a major research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. Enrollment in the fall of 2007 was more than 30,400. It was the first public university in the United States to admit men and women equally and it established the first law school west of the Mississippi River. The university is also well known for the Iowa Writer's Workshop, which was formed in 1936 and has produced 13 Pulitzer Prize winners. The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include author Tennessee Williams, actor Gene Wilder, legendary football coach Eddie Robinson...
The University of Iowa, established in 1847, is a major research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. Enrollment in the fall of 2007 was more than 30,400. It was the first public university in the United States to admit men and women equally and it established the first law school west of the Mississippi River. The university is also well known for the Iowa Writer's Workshop, which was formed in 1936 and has produced 13 Pulitzer Prize winners. The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include author Tennessee Williams, actor Gene Wilder, legendary football coach Eddie Robinson, newscaster Tom Brokaw and George Gallup, creator of the Gallup Opinion Poll.
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Science in lakes study questioned
Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute...Tags: Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Associated Press WriterSubstandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of Medicine said drafts of...Tags: Medicine, Michigan, Medical Research, Diseases, National Government
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County Attorney wants players trials held together
The Johnson County Attorney's office has filed a motion asking that two former University of Iowa football players be tried together in a sexual assault case. Assistant County Attorney Anne Lahey filed a motion responding defense attorney's request to...Tags: Assault, Justice System, Lawyers, Crimes, Sexual Assault
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State challenges suspended fraternity ruling
The attorney general's office has asked the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a decision involving an alleged illegal recording used to suspend a fraternity. Last year, a district court judge ordered the state, the University of Iowa and the school's...Tags: Justice System, Iowa, Court Administration, Local Authority
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Bankruptcy filings up in Iowa
Tough economic times, including mortgage troubles, are sending bankruptcy filings up in Iowa. Officials say bankruptcy filings increased 12 percent during the first eight months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. As of last Friday, there...Tags: Credit and Debt, Iowa, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Financial and Business Services
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Task force seeks help for flood victims
Associated Press WriterA task force created to assess damage from this year's flooding and make recommendations for recovery released a report on Tuesday that called for expanded housing programs for flood victims and financial assistance for businesses wanting to rebuild....Tags: Economic Policy, Weather Reports, Iowa, Judges, Government
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'Gossip Girl' returns with teens, sex and the city
Los Angeles TimesWith its impossibly good-looking cast, a parade of candy-colored designer fashion and provocative ad campaigns, it's easy to dismiss the CW's " Gossip Girl" as just another sexed-up, youth-oriented product to step off the TV drama assembly line. There...Tags: People, Blake Lively, Shannen Doherty, Literature, Chace Crawford
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J. Eyerly, wrote edgy books for teen girls
The New York TimesJeannette Eyerly, one of the first writers for young adults to deal with themes like unwanted pregnancy, alcoholism and drugs, died Aug. 18 at her home in Des Moines, Iowa. She was 100. In books like Drop-Out, A Girl Like Me and Escape From Nowhere, Mrs....Tags: People, Theft, Family, Iowa, Book
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"The Seamstress," by Frances de Pontes Peebles
It's rare to find a first novel by a writer barely out of a workshop who isn't looking inward. But "The Seamstress," a glorious narrative production by recent University of Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and Chicago resident Frances de Pontes Peebles,... -
Katrina ravaged a city but revived the music
NEW ORLEANS — When Hurricane Katrina devastated this city three years ago and scattered more than a million residents across the country, hundreds of its fabled musicians ended up marooned in cities far from the Big Easy. But now there's evidence...Tags: Elvis Costello, Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Music, New York
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Associated Press WriterAt the wholesale produce market in this Mennonite community, farming families arrive by horse and buggy and pallets are stacked high with freshly harvested Shenandoah Valley onions, corn, green peppers and squash. The setting evokes a simpler, pre-...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Agricultural Research and Technology, Auction Service, Christianity, Agriculture
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Co-creator made 'Gossip' talk of the town
With its impossibly good-looking cast, parade of candy-colored designer fashions and provocative ad campaigns, it's easy to dismiss the CW's Gossip Girl as just another sexed-up, youth-oriented product to step off the TV drama assembly line.
There are...Tags: Beverly Hills, Chace Crawford, Books and Magazines, Manhattan (New York City), Movies
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