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Iowa Homeless Youth Center receives Microsoft award for Rooftop Gardens project

The Iowa Homeless Youth Center recently received a $15,000 award from the Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund to support technology needs at its workforce development program, called the Rooftop Gardens. Participants in the program will grow …

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Class-action lawsuit filed against Des Moines officers over Floyd protests

Des Moines Register: A new lawsuit seeks to represent all individuals allegedly beaten, tear-gassed and arrested without cause by police during a chaotic May night of protesting and vandalism in downtown Des Moines. The class-action suit …

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Microsoft says Russian hackers viewed some of its source code

New York Times: Microsoft said today that the far-reaching Russian cyberattack of U.S. government agencies and private corporations went further into its network than the company had previously revealed. While the hackers, suspected to be working …

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Hedge fund Alden Global bids for control of Tribune

New York Times: Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that has amassed a newspaper empire, said today that it is bidding for full control of Tribune Publishing, the parent of publications like the Chicago Tribune and …

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The U.K. is finally cutting ties with the EU

Wall Street Journal: The U.K. leaves the European Union behind today, 48 years after it joined the bloc, a significant shift in the global order that will also bring big changes for ordinary Britons. On Jan. …

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Reynolds sets Jan. 26 special election to fill Miller-Meeks’ Iowa Senate seat

Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has set a Jan. 26 special election to fill the vacancy left by outgoing state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Reynolds’ announcement followed Miller-Meeks’ decision Wednesday to resign her seat, effective …

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Mary Greeley’s Kiel Rosser to receive Baldrige Foundation leadership excellence award

The vice president and quality improvement officer at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames has been named a recipient of the 2021 Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence. Karen Kiel Rosser will be recognized during a virtual …

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Initial unemployment claim filings increase in Iowa, fewer related to pandemic

The filing of initial unemployment claims by Iowans rose more than 5% last week, with 7,644 claims filed, up 373 from the week before. According to a report issued today by Iowa Workforce Development, the …

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Guest opinion: It is truly time to have perspective

Submitted by Jeff Russell, president and CEO, Delta Dental of Iowa

A video has been making its way around social media putting the current coronavirus pandemic into perspective. It shows the world from the perspective of …

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Record number of people participated in Double Up Food Bucks in 2020

More than 74,000 Iowans used the Double Up Food Bucks program in 2020, according to program administrators. Data collected from participating sites shows that as of Dec. 20, 74,217 people benefited from the healthy food …