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Wednesday, September 8, 1999

Group discusses global economy

by admin on September 8, 1999

in Business & Economy

The hardships created by a “global economy” were discussed last night duringa forum in Des Moines. Sandra (Sawn-druh) Sanchez (Sawn-chez) of theAmerican Friends Service Committee says the goal was to educate new workers,particularly immigrants, about their rights on the job.Sanchez says workers tend to pit against each other and not the employer whenjobs are moved overseas.Members of the Committee of Women Workers and the United Steel Workers ofAmerica were panelists, but Sanchez says the forum hit topics concerning theentire state. The forum was held at Drake University.

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AARP opens caucus office in Iowa

by admin 09/8/99 3:21 PM

The American Association of Retired Persons has opened an Iowa Caucus officein a Des Moines suburb to serve as a hub for A-A-R-P’s efforts to influencepresidential candidates. Otto Schultz, an A-A-R-P board member from Madison, Wisconsin, was on handfor this morning’s ribbon cutting.Schultz says the Caucus Project offers A-A-R-P members a unique opportunityto help [...]

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State asks for help in preventing drug resistant bacteria

by admin 09/8/99 3:17 PM

A state task force is trying to head off the number of bacteria that’rebecoming resistant to antibiotics. Leaders of the “Antibiotics ResistanceTask Force” say there have been bacteria resistant to drugs in Iowa foryears, but there’s a potential for the number to really explode. PharmacistNancy Bowersox says Iowans are taking too many antibiotics and [...]

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UNI player receives league honor

by admin 09/8/99 3:16 PM

Northern Iowa receiver Mike Furrey has been named the Gateway conferenceoffensive player of the week. The senior from Hilliard, Ohio had 11 catchesfor 181 yards and also returned a punt 61-yards for a score in a 41-17victory at McNeese State. U-N-I coach Mike Dunbar.Dunbar said going into the season he liked the potential of the [...]

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Ag Secretary wants ethanol mandate

by admin 09/8/99 3:14 PM

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture is checking with lawyers to see if she hasthe authority issue an order that ethanol be the only fuel dispensed fromIowa gas pumps. Republican leaders in the Iowa legislature refused toendorse an ethanol mandate this past spring. Democrat Governor Tom Vilsackis hopeful Ag Secretary Patty Judge, who’s also a [...]

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Council Bluffs citizens handle radar guns

by admin 09/8/99 3:13 PM

Moms, dads, college kids, and senior citizens are on the beat in CouncilBluffs as a part of the “Citizens Radar Watch.” The police departmentstarted the program over a year ago and Captain Keith Mehlin (may-lin) saysit works.The volunteers find a post, use their radar gun, find speeders and recordtheir license plate numbers. The [...]

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Rural Iowans want tobacco money spent on cessation programs

by admin 09/8/99 3:12 PM

A survey of rural Iowans shows a majority want the state to spend money fromthe federal tobacco settlement on smoking prevention and cessation programs.The study was conducted by the University of Northern Iowa and theUniversity of Iowa’s College of Public Health. Dr. Paul Pomrehn (Pom-wren)of the U-of-I says 420 people were given a list of [...]

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