INDIANOLA, IOWA (June 23, 2020) Simpson College (simpson.edu) announced that Krystal Hidlebaugh of Muscatine, Iowa graduated Magna Cum Laude with bachelor's degrees in Music and Theatre Arts.

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA (June 22, 2020) Austin James Halupnik of Bettendorf has been named to the President's List at Clemson University.

Halupnik, whose major is Genetics, made the President's List for the spring 2020 semester.

To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (June 23, 2020) Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the spring 2020 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade-point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.

Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are listed below.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COUNTY (if listed) 

Atalissa, IAWillis Barr, Muscatine

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 23, 2020) As part of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA (June 23, 2020) — Denouncing attempts by big-tech companies and social-media platforms to silence controversial, provocative, and/or politically-unpopular viewpoints, The Rutherford Institute has warned that any move to de-platform, shadowban, and demonetize users based on their viewpoints will subject private corpora

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (June 23, 2020) Cedarville University recently released the spring 2020 Dean's Honor List. This recognition required students to maintain a 3.75 GPA for the semester while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Gabriella Armentrout of Moline

Jonathan Builta of Rock Island

Erika Parks of Rock Island

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (June 23, 2020) Trevor Glaum of Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to the Cedarville University Dean's List for spring 2020. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

NBC News reports that US president Donald Trump is "furious" over "underwhelming" attendance at his June 20 campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Only 6,200 of 19,000 seats ended up cradling Trump supporters' butts. An optimistically pre-arranged overflow area went unused.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 19, 2020)  Based on guidance from the state of Illinois and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Augustana College is in the early stages of reopening its campus.

WASHINGTON DC (June 19, 2020) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today joined Sens Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act, bipartisan legislation to help non-profits, state, and local governments and federally-recognized Tribes remain financially viable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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