by admin | Apr 30, 2005 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Recreation / Entertainment
National Playground Safety Week is wrapping up with experts asking you to take a good look at the places where your kids play. Donna Thompson is the director of the National Program for Playground Safety at the University of Northern Iowa. She says the last assessment...
by admin | Apr 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
As gas prices bounce back up to their highest levels yet, Iowans increasingly are turning to ethanol blend fuels, which can be several cents a gallon cheaper than plain gasoline. Christi VanderVoort is Iowa coordinator for a group that promotes the high-ethanol blend...
by admin | Apr 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
In a controversial move, Scott County supervisors have given the initial approval to rezone 460 acres of farmland near the town of Parkview from agriculture to ag preservation. The agricultural preservation designation will prevent development on the property....
by admin | Apr 30, 2005 | Business
This past week Maytag reported an 80 percent loss in the first quarter and the company’s stock dropped to about 10-dollars-a-share — the lowest level in 14 years. St. Ambrose business professor Bill Lynn says the high costs of steel and energy are hurting...
by admin | Apr 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
An appeals court has upheld a state law that prohibits sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of a school or daycare. The U-S Circuit Corut of Appeals says the restriction does not violate a sex offender’s rights. The ruling cited a U-S Supreme Court...
