by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 29, 2014 | Education, News
This fall Iowa became the first state in the country to create a public-private partnership to recruit adults who’ll agree to be mentors and encourage young women to enter the so-called “STEM” fields of science, technology, engineering and math....
by Matt Kelley | Nov 29, 2014 | Education, Health & Medicine, News
Children in Iowa schools and across the country are encouraged to make good choices in the lunch line. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making nearly $6-million available in Team Nutrition grants. Behavioral economist David Just says the money will go to agencies...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 28, 2014 | Human Interest, News
Officials in Dubuque have applied for a federal grant to help finance development of a new city park. Steve Ulstad is part of the group pushing for a new “Creative Commons” in Dubuque that would be equipped with a light and sound system similar to a public...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2014 | Military, News
The last two Americans killed in the Vietnam War, including an Iowan, will be memorialized at the site of the old U.S. Embassy in Saigon. Marines Darwin Judge and Charles McMann were guarding an airport gate during the final evacuation when their post was attacked,...
by Matt Kelley | Nov 28, 2014 | Business, News
Big box stores across Iowa are packed with Black Friday shoppers today, but another effort is gaining momentum tomorrow — Small Business Saturday. Pat Brown-Dixon, the regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, says merchants who own and...
