April 21, 1923 – February 17, 2011 Visitation: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday February 21, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday February 22, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church in Grinnell, Iowa Interment: 2:00 p.m., Thursday April 21, 2011 at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa Dorothy was born […]
Iowa Senator Matt McCoy has introduced a bill that would eliminate 218 school superintendent positions and allow only one school Superintendent per county. The bill would cap the number of superintendents to one per county by the year 2013. While it may sound like it, this bill will not consolidate any schools within in the state. In […]
Washington, Feb 11 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham, the chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the introduction of a continuing resolution in the House of Representatives to fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011: “This continuing resolution demonstrates a drastic change in […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the Commerce Secretary to ensure a full accounting and appropriate discipline for abusive spending of asset forfeiture funds collected by federal law enforcement officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Grassley’s request is based on questionable purchases including a $300,000 luxury boat purportedly for undercover operations. The […]
WASHINGTON – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement after meeting with President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan at the White House this morning to discuss education reform and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. They were joined at the meeting by […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty of $2 million against Delta Air Lines for violating rules protecting air travelers with disabilities. This civil penalty is the largest penalty ever assessed against an airline by the Department of Transportation in a non-safety-related case. “Ensuring that passengers with disabilities receive fair treatment […]
Defreitas and Coconspirators Plotted to Explode Fuel Tanks at Airport BROOKLYN, NY—Earlier today in the Eastern District of New York, United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry sentenced convicted defendant Russell Defreitas to life in prison for conspiring to commit a terrorist attack at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, by exploding […]
Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Company Owners and Executives Among the Defendants Charged; Law Enforcement Agents Execute 16 Search Warrants WASHINGTON – The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111 defendants in nine cities, including doctors, nurses, health care company owners and executives, and others, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than […]
(DES MOINES) — The Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) announced today that six companies are planning or proposing more than 150 new Iowa jobs as a result of financial incentives awarded by the department. The Board approved incentives today for projects or proposals in Independence, Fort Madison, Fairfield, Waverly, Osceola and Knoxville. “This is […]
DES MOINES (February 17, 2011) – Decreases in the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, which declined to $84.81 per barrel as of February 14, 2011, have yet to translate into gasoline prices dropping at the pump for Iowa consumers. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), also known as Texas light sweet, is a type of […]
