11 May 2020

Upper Iowa University Celebrates Its 2020 Graduates During First Virtual Commencement

By Karl Easttorp

FAYETTE, IOWA (May 11, 2020) — "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary people," Upper Iowa University (UIU) alumnus Neil Wilkinson ('99) said as he addressed UIU's 2020 graduates during the University's first virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday. "Time after time, I hear of the remarkable achievements and accounts from this class and how you have triumphed over adversity. It's time that you unleash your talents, ambition and curiosity upon this great world."

08 May 2020

Katherine Marr of Rock Island, Illinois, Inducted into Health-Care Administration Honor Society at Scranton

By Stan Zygmunt

SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA (May 8, 2020) — Katherine Marr of Rock Island, Illinois, was among the 55 University of Scranton students inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta, the national honor society for graduate and undergraduate students in health-care administration programs. Students must have a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.5 for induction. The University's chapter of the honor society was established in 2002.

08 May 2020

Rep Dave Loebsack Applauds Additional $1.7 Million Investment for Community Health Centers to Expand COVID-19 Testing

By Joe Hand

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the US Department of Health and Human Services announced an additional round of grants for health centers located across Iowa’s Second Congressional District. These grants are specifically targeted to help expand testing for COVID-19 in their communities. Details are below.

08 May 2020

Sentry Insurance Foundation Donates $50,000 to United Way of the Quad Cities for Coronavirus Relief Support

By Grace Devine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — The Sentry Insurance Foundation announced today it is donating $50,000 to United Way of the Quad Cities in Bettendorf, Iowa, as part of a $1.07 million commitment to organizations across the country for coronavirus relief support.

08 May 2020

Goodwill of the Heartland Plans Phased Re-Opening for Donation Acceptance and Retail Stores

By Mindy Kayser

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — Goodwill of the Heartland will open eleven of its Iowa retail locations for donation acceptance only on Monday, May 11. Locations include its three Cedar Rapids stores, Marion, Iowa City, Coralville, Washington, Muscatine, Bettendorf, Davenport, and Burlington. These eleven stores will then open to shoppers on Friday, May 15. Hours of operation for donating and shopping will be reduced to Monday–Saturday, 11AM-6PM, and Sunday, 12–5PM, until fur

08 May 2020

Quad Cities Chamber Urges State Leaders to Open Quad Cities Economy at the Same Time

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — On behalf of the Quad Cities business community, Chamber President and CEO Paul Rumler sent letters this week to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds asking them to work together to provide a consistent strategy to reopen our bi-state regional economy at the same time. View the letter to the governors.

08 May 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: COVID-19 and First-Responders

By Grassley Press

Q: What is the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Program?

08 May 2020

America’s Meat-Packing Facilities Practicing Safe Reopening to Ensure a Stable Food Supply

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (May 8, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meat-packing facilities across the United States.

08 May 2020

FDA Authorizes First Diagnostic Test Using At-Home Collection of Saliva Specimens

By David Arvelo

WASHINGTON DC (May 8, 2020) — Today, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with the option of using home-collected saliva samples for COVID-19 testing.

08 May 2020

Who Was Behind the Incompetent Venezuela "Invasion?"

By Thomas L Knapp

On May 3, a group of around 60 mercenaries attempted an amphibious landing at Macuto, on Venezuela's Caribbean coast. They were quickly defeated and 13 of them — including two Americans, Airan Berry and Luke Denman — captured. US president Donald Trump has denied any association with, knowledge of, or involvement in the affair on the part of the US government.

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