DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 12, 2021) — A 1903 editorial in the Chicago Record-Herald claimed our very own Davenport swiped New York City's title as the "Worst Town in America." Join author Jonathan Turner for a look at what earned Bucktown such a dubious honor. Registration is required.

PORTALES, NEW MEXICO (January 11, 2021) — Vincent Castillo of Muscatine, IA (52761), has been named to Eastern New Mexico University's dean's list for the fall 2020 semester.

To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours with a GPA of 3.25 or greater.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (January 11, 2021) — The following area students were named to the Dean's List at Clarke University for the Fall 2020 semester. The list recognizes full-time undergraduate Clarke students who have earned a 3.65 grade-point average or above, on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 graded hours.

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DES MOINES, IOWA (January 11, 2021) — On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021, reauthorizing and extending the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program. The CAA also created the Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program