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U.N. would like you to eat bugs to save the world

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations suggests that we North Americans need to start eating insects like they do in Asia, Australia and Africa, the Great Lakes Echo reported.


That’s because bugs —…
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Jester Park Nature Center lands REAP grant

Polk County’s Jester Park Nature Center has won a $114,205 state grant for an outdoor streamscape. The area will feature trails, an outdoor plaza, nature features and a meandering waterway that will have headwaters, braided …

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NOTEBOOK: Grand View leads effort to increase minority membership on nonprofits’ boards

A few months ago, Grand View University’s Rob Barron called just about every organization he knew of that represents minority and underrepresented groups to ask them a simple question.


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Dakota Access pipeline construction making economic impact

Sioux City Journal: With a number of construction workers involved with the Dakota Access oil pipeline and other major projects taking up temporary residence in Cherokee, businesses there and in other northwest Iowa towns are seeing …

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UNI presidential search committee to vote on semifinalists

University of Northern Iowa’s presidential search committee is expected to select semifinalists at its meeting Wednesday at UNI. The committee will pare down the list from more than 40 applications received for the position, with …

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Ray Center receives $20,000 grant for early childhood program

The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has received a $20,000 grant from Variety — the Children’s Charity to fund Character Counts programming for early childhood centers. The Variety grant will be …

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The debate over RoundUp and cancer

After dueling reviews of research studies, scientific panels from the U.S. government and the World Health Organization can’t agree on whether the popular weedkiller RoundUp, or glyphosate, can cause cancer, Iowa Public Radio reported.


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DNR to burn prairies

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct prairie burns at the Chichaqua Wildlife Area near Bondurant and the Red Rock Wildlife Area near Pella this fall to stimulate plant growth. Burning removes thatch …

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Hubbell projects receive redevelopment tax credits

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved $10 million in brownfield redevelopment tax credits, with $1.4 million of the total going to three Hubbell Realty Co. projects in Des Moines. A $15 million redevelopment project …

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Iowa awarded $1.8 million for registered apprenticeships

The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday announced that Iowa has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to increase access to registered apprenticeship programs in the state. The award is part of more than $50 …