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Oak Academy receives $100,000 gift from Prairie Meadows, Dahl Trust

Research shows that low-income preschoolers enrolled in full-day preschool programs are more prepared for kindergarten than their peers in half-day programs. Thanks to a $100,000 gift from Prairie Meadows and the W.T. and Edna M. …

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Meredith partners with ANA’s #SeeHer movement

Meredith Corp. announced today it has partnered with the Association of National Advertisers’ #SeeHer initiative to increase accurate portrayal of women in advertising and media. The ANA launched #SeeHer at the United States of Women Summit in …

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ISU project to examine impact of tornado destruction in Marshalltown

A disaster researcher at Iowa State University has begun examining how the destruction from the EF3 tornado in Marshalltown this past summer affected different types of households – particularly immigrant households and renters.

The goal …

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Ruling: IDOT officers’ authority limited to commercial vehicles

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that Iowa Department of Transportation officers do not have authority to issue speeding tickets or arrest drivers outside of the regulation of commercial vehicles, the Insurance Journal reported. The ruling relates …

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Aust named ISU Outstanding Young Alumni

The Iowa State University Alumni Association will recognize Mindy Aust, principal of Substance Architecture in Des Moines, with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. The award honors alumni age 40 and under who have excelled in …

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Polk County in pilot for Infant-Toddler Court Program

Polk County will be among 10 demonstration sites for a national initiative to improve the health and well-being of infants, toddlers and families through an expansion of the Infant-Toddler Court Program. Zero to Three, a …

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New documentary pulls the curtain back on the buyers of people

Look down from the sky over Iowa, and the fields and roads appear to create a perfect grid of a tidy state, an “Iowa Nice” state. It’s part of the inspiration behind the upcoming feature-length …

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United Tech aerospace unit cutting 300 jobs as it ends some California production

Los Angeles Times: UTC Aerospace Systems plans to wind down manufacturing at its Chula Vista, Calif., aircraft plant beginning early next year, eliminating around 300 jobs. The company, a division of Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp., is …

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RDG residents tackling climate change

RDG Planning & Design each year brings in students for a residency to tackle a big problem. This year’s is the biggest: climate change. Students from Harvard University, Stanford University, Drake University and Iowa State …

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Two judges appointed to western Iowa court district

Margaret Reyes and Craig Dreismeier have been appointed district judges in the 4th Judicial District, according to a release from the office of Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reyes, of Pacific Junction, received her undergraduate and law …