AVENPORT — Eight Quad Cities area professionals in the field of social justice will participate in a panel discussion on the influence of racial bias in policing practices and judicial outcomes from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, at St. Ambrose University.

Betty C. Andrews, president of the Iowa-Nebraska National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will moderate the discussion.

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STORM LAKE, IA (04/05/2017)-- Tyler Puls, a senior history education major from Geneseo, and nine other Buena Vista University participants took part in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on tackling poverty and serving youth in Eagle Butte, S.D.

WASHINGTON --- The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center announced Tuesday a voluntary online service that enables mariners to verify compliance with automated identification system carriage requirements.

The Vessel Identification Verification Service (VIVS) is a new web-based, self-help service that allows ships agents, owners, and operators to search their respective vessel or fleets to determine if they are in compliance with static automated identification system data mandates.