by admin | Apr 29, 2000 | Recreation / Entertainment
You don’t need an Iowa hunting license to try and bag some special mushrooms, but you DO need to know exactly what you’re picking. The season has just begun for the morel mushroom and one particular type of the coveted spongy fungus is appearing now.Morel...
by admin | Apr 29, 2000 | Education
The Iowa Legislature adjourned this past week with one of the nagging problems in the state’s education system unsolved, but lawmakers promise progress on teacher pay. The Legislature provided money for a study to examine how a “performance based”...
by admin | Apr 29, 2000 | Sports
With ideal conditions a number of records fell during the first day of the 91st Drake Relays. Marques Simmons from Davenport North won the boys 100-meter dash in a record time of 10-point-63 seconds, despite stumbling out of the starting block.Lauren Fleischman...
by admin | Apr 29, 2000 | Human Interest, Politics & Government
The Iowa Governor’s Mansion is the setting tomorrow for a celebration of reading, spring and family. Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack says the 2nd annual “Spring Fling” at Terrace Hill is zeroing in on books, learning and fun.Mrs. Vilsack admits it...
by admin | Apr 29, 2000 | Uncategorized
Republican legislators are taking the training wheels off the National Driving Simulator project in Iowa City. For the past few years, the state has provided about 300-thousand dollars to support general operations, but that state support dries up June 30th. Democrats...
