Category Archives: Education

Iowa Prepares for a Republican Summer

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Prepares for a Republican Summer by Paul Deaton During a week of tornado sightings, record heat and hailstorms, the Iowa House of Representatives debated and then passed HF 697, an omnibus budget bill.  The Republican majority sought compromise in … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box. Two weeks to go … Continue reading →

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At the Legislative Forum in Mount Vernon, Iowa

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

At the Legislative Forum in Mount Vernon, Iowa by Paul Deaton Iowa Press Host Dean Borg was part of the public at the League of Women Voters Legislative Forum at the Mount Vernon City Hall on Saturday. Borg lives in … Continue reading →

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Regents Raise Tuition On Iowa’s Hearts And Minds

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Regents Raise Tuition On Iowa's Hearts And Minds by Dave Bradley I am an old guy now. So old that I remember when society saw young people as their most precious resource. So precious in fact that the folks that … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Best Days are Ahead

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Best Days are Ahead by Paul DeatonReaders won't find a lot of coverage of the Republican campaigns to win the August Presidential straw poll on Blog for Iowa. The corporate media will cover them ad nauseum, and there is … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton[Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the ninth week of … Continue reading →

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Education in Iowa's Communities

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Education in Iowa's Communities by Paul Deaton How Iowans will educate our children has been a topic of contentious debate during Iowa's 84th General Assembly. The debate takes place in the state capitol, but also in communities across the state … Continue reading →

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Iowa Legislators Stand with Wisconsin

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton[Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the seventh week of … Continue reading →

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House Republicans Poke Iowa City in the Eye

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Paul Deaton

In the early 1970s, a person could walk right up to Jackson Pollock’s painting “Mural” hanging in the University of Iowa Museum of Art and look at the paint drips up close. I recall my experience with the painting as … Continue reading →

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