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Warden at Oakdale prison dies
Lowell Brandt, the warden of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, has died of an apparent heart attack. Lowell Brandt, of Iowa City, died on Wednesday at his home. He was 58. Lensing's Oak Hill Funeral Services in Coralville says a...Tags: Iowa, Death and Dying
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Iowa regents to see sexual misconduct policies
Iowa Board of Regents officials say the final drafts of new sexual misconduct policies will be released on Friday. The board will meet next week to discuss the policy proposals. Earlier this year, regents institutions received a mandate to develop...Tags: Iowa, Crimes, Heads of State, Government, Assault
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Iowa City Press-Citizen laying off 11 workers
The Iowa City Press-Citizen is laying off 11 employees as part of the Gannett Co.'s plans to weather a struggling economy. The newspaper says those losing their jobs include six full-time and five part-time employees. Workers losing their jobs will...Tags: Economy, Gannett Company Incorporated, Employers, Iowa, Employees
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Iowa City automotive factory to layoff 37 workers
International Automotive Components says it is cutting 37 jobs from its factory in Iowa City. The Detroit-based company blames a dramatic slowdown in car manufacturing and the country's economic downturn for the cuts. International Automotive...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Iowa, Industrial Component, Unemployment, Automotive Equipment
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Johnson, Kutcher to headline flood charity events
Olympic gold-medalist Shawn Johnson and actor Ashton Kutcher are headlining charity events later this month to raise money for victims of summer flooding. Johnson and Kutcher, who are both Iowa natives, will appear before and after the annual Hy-Vee Cy-...Tags: Iowa, University of Iowa, Ashton Kutcher
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Cancer researchers receive $1.4 million in grants
The American Cancer Society has award more than $1.4 million in grants to researchers at the University of Iowa. Aliasger Salem, with Iowa's Department of Pharmacy, has received a 4-year, $717,000 grant for research that involves the cancer vaccine...Tags: Iowa, Health Organizations, Preventative Medicine, Diseases, Cancer
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Iowa inmates sew rag dolls for needy children
The Des Moines RegisterIt's busy inside Santa's workshop. About 10 women are working toward a holiday deadline, cutting fabric and sewing a total of 500 cuddly rag dolls that will soon be placed under Christmas trees for needy Iowa children. This branch of Santa's...Tags: Toy Industry, Christmas, Prisons, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Iowa
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Federal funding for stem cell research
I'm pleased that president-elect Obama is expected to lift restrictions on federal money for embryonic stem cell research. These cells, which are biologically more primitive than a mosquito, have the potential to help find cures for Alzheimer's, diabetes,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Diseases, Government, Alzheimer's Disease, Research
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Memories of a road trip, driven by the price of gas
My forest-green 1998 Chevrolet Venture minivan is a gas guzzler, sucking up a gallon of fuel every 19 miles -- at least according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
But according to me and 3,000 miles of road, it actually gets a surprisingly thrifty...Tags: New York Weather, Layoffs and Downsizing, Hybrid Vehicles, Gasoline Industry, Middlebury
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CNBC's Jim Cramer to discuss investing, economic issues with University of Iowa students
Associated Press WriterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ University of Iowa senior Alex Cullen walked by a television set as his older brother was watching a noisy guy bounce around on the screen, decapitating bobbleheads and talking about the stock market. It attracted his attention...Tags: Downers Grove, Back to School, General Electric Company, University of Iowa, Retirement
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Wishful thinking
Of The Morning CallEven though their title hopes appeared to end in Iowa City, the Penn State players still break practice huddles with the chant 'national championship' because, as center A.Q. Shipley said, you never know. ''If we get lucky and get some help, we might get...Tags: Florida, Indiana, Ohio State Buckeyes, Virginia, Ohio State University
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Lions upset by Iowa
Of The Associated PressPenn State is perfect no more, its hopes for giving coach Joe Paterno another national title given a sharp and surprising kick by Iowa. Daniel Murray hit a 31-yard field goal with a second left and Iowa rallied to stunned the third-ranked Nittany Lions...Tags: Iowa
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