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17 hrs ago | Des Moines Register

Iowa Poll: 4 in 10 cite slippage in personal finances

Four of 10 Iowans feel they are financially worse off than they were four years ago, a new Iowa Poll shows.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Carlisle, IA

Fri Nov 20, 2009

WQAD

Minnesota man charged in animal rights vandalism pleads not guilty

A Minnesota activist arrested in the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa has pleaded not guilty in federal court.

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Alaska Journal of Commerce

Professor scrutinizes net value of the Alaska purchase

University of Iowa Professor David Barker set out to find an example of one of the great real estate deals in history to present to his students.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Alaska Government

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Our View: Stakes have risen for UI's strategic communication

'The answer to the university's communication problems isn't necessarily to hire more high salaried vice presidents and consultants.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Iowa Government, Public Relations

Thu Nov 19, 2009

MediLexicon

Pitt Researcher To Co-Direct National Consortium On Facial Birth Defects

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa will lead a $9 million, five-year initiative to study the cause of facial birth defects.

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Related Topix: University of Pittsburgh, Health

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KCCI-TV Des Moines

Firefighters Find Hot Door As Students Evacuate 35min

Iowa City authorities said Wednesday that no one was injured by a fire that broke out in an apartment building occupied by University of Iowa students.

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Related Topix: Iowa City, IA

Omaha World-Herald

Iowa dentist gets grant

Dr. Arron McWilliams has been awarded a $100,000 educational loan repayment grant through the Fulfilling Iowa's Need for Dentists project, which recruits dentists to rural communities and underserved Iowa counties by helping them with their education debt.

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Related Topix: Dentistry, Medicine, Iowa

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Law school applications up

It's early, but so far, applications to the University of Iowa College of Law are surging compared with a year ago, a law school official said.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Standardized Testing, Education

WCCO

Minnesota Man Found In Contempt In Iowa

Share + Nov 17, 2009 4:37 pm US/Central DES MOINES, Iowa An attorney says a Minnesota activist has been found in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury in Davenport.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN, Offbeat

The Gazette

Still time to get a flu shot, if you can find one

Posted on Nov 16, 2009 by Cindy Hadish . Jeremi Mullins prepares specimens for testing at the Hygienic Laboratory.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Iowa Independent

Iowa study finds worrisome arsenic levels in private water wells

Iowa's rural private drinking water wells "have several contaminant problems, some long-standing and some emerging,"A according to the results of a two-year study released last week.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Sun Nov 15, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

Company's goal is improving, not inventing, pharmaceuticals

An Iowa company is working to improve pharmaceuticals by making existing drugs better and safer for the patients who need them.

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Related Topix: North Liberty, IA, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine, ADHD, Health, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

Daily Chronicle

Schaumburg: Journey to DeKalb comes full circle

Sixteen years ago, I made a decision that has brought me here today. It was August 1993.

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Related Topix: DeKalb, IL, Schaumburg, IL, Northern Illinois University, Journalism

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Wynne Calvert, 72

Dr. Wynne Calvert, 72, of Iowa City died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, University of Wisconsin Madison, Cedar Rapids, IA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Meis elected third vice president

Jerry Meis, chairman of Lenoch & Cilek Ace Hardware in the Iowa communities of Iowa City, Coralville and Marion, has been elected third vice president of the North American Retail Hardware Association at the organization's annual meeting.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Coralville, IA, Dubuque County, IA

Des Moines Register

Guest column: Let's have a rational debate on drug policy, Sen. Grassley

MARNI STEADHAM represents University of Iowa Students For Sensible Drug Policy. Contact: Marni-steadham @uiowa.edu * November 14, 2009 Our criminal justice system is in dire need of reform.

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Related Topix: Drugs, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Iowa, Prison, Jim Webb, Democrat, Opinion

Des Moines Register

Judge hears debate on ex-U of I official's lawsuit

Iowa City, Ia. - Former University of Iowa executive Phillip Jones planned to announce in October 2008 that he was retiring, Jones' lawyer said in court Friday.

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Related Topix: Iowa City, IA

Clinton Herald

Cancer treatments force patient to freeze eggs

DEAR DR. MONA: My sister has cancer and does not have children. We have recently been talking about how she could freeze her eggs for future use.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Opinion

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Iowa Independent

Effects of coal ash contamination go beyond health risks

When environmental watchdogs in Iowa point out the dangers associated with coal ash disposal , the focus of their fear is usually the health risks associated with contaminated groundwater.

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Related Topix: Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Vesting program could save UI $1M a year

The University of Iowa could save $1 million a year by rescinding its share of retirement contributions for new employees who leave within three years, UI Vice President for Human Resources Sue Buckley said.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement

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