Washington, DC…The National Archives will host free screenings of the 83rd Academy Award® nominees in four categories – Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film – in its William G. McGowan Theater from Wednesday, February 23, through Sunday, February 27, 2011. This year marks the seventh consecutive year these […]
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Fifty years ago, a young President facing mounting pressure at home propelled a fledgling space agency on a bold, new course that would push the frontiers of exploration to new heights. Today, on this Day of Remembrance when NASA reflects on the mighty sacrifices made to push those frontiers, America’s space agency is working to […]
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At 3:55 p.m. on January 24th,while on an emergency call, a Grinnell Police Officer was involved in an accident along with 3 other vehicles. There were no injuries to anyone involved. Officer Christopher Dixon was driving a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria East on 5th Ave. with lights and sirens active. The second vehicle was a […]
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PELLA—Maybe he’ll look out of place at the Super Bowl. But there he’ll be. A former Central College soccer player, all 5-foot-5 of him, standing on the Green Bay sideline at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas Feb. 6, peering between towering offensive linemen as he tries to follow the action. Or maybe he’ll be spotted […]
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Governor Branstad delivered his first speech to the State Legislature in nearly 14 yesterday. Branstad presented to the Iowa Legislature his budget proposal for the next two years. Branstad started off by announcing that 89 programs in Iowa would not be receiving the funding that they had in the past. Branstad said that these organziations had […]
Oskaloosa — Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Services is pleased to announce the addition of Amy Montgomery, DO, to its roster of physicians staffing the Emergency Department 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Dr. Montgomery received her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine in Kansas City, Mo. She performed her family medicine residency […]
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PELLA — Central College’s 32st annual Jazzmania is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, at Cox-Snow Recital Hall and Douwstra Auditorium. Jazzmania XXXII’s evening concert will be held in Douwstra Auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. with performances by Central’s Jazz Band featuring special guest artists Hendrik Muerkens and Misha Tsiganov. Tickets for the evening concert are […]
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that three Avera Health Services projects have been awarded a total of $1,107,173 to improve communication technologies. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program. The DLT Grant Program works to provide access to education, training and […]
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WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley is an original cosponsor of a bill by Senator David Vitter of Louisiana which permanently eliminates the automatic pay raise for members of Congress that exists in current law. “There is definitely a lack of accountability to the American people when members of Congress receive an automatic pay raise without […]
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WASHINGTON — Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden have scored a major victory in their bipartisan effort, which started more than a decade ago, to end the secrecy of Senate holds, a practice that allows individual senators to object to Senate action on legislation or nominations and, thereby, prevent a measure from moving forward. The […]
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