12 May 2020

Iowa Dentists Resume Business, with a New Look

By Jill Feilmeier

JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 12, 2020) — In the long list of routines disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many Iowans may have missed preventive dental exams, ignored a nagging toothache or even forgot to brush their teeth a few times during the long days of quarantine. Iowa dentists have been gearing up to welcome patients back per Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' May 8 proclamation, but visits will look a little different now.

12 May 2020

FDA Updates on Surveillance Inspections During COVID-19

By David Arvelo

WASHINGTON DC (May 12, 2020) — During COVID-19, the US Food and Drug Administration will continue to utilize and implement additional alternative inspection-tools and approaches while postponing domestic and foreign routine-surveillance inspections. This will continue as local, national, and international conditions warrant, with the exception of certain mission-critical inspections.

12 May 2020

Cornell College Professor Pivots Quickly to Teach COVID-19 Course

By Jill Hawk

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA (May 12, 2020) — When Cornell College made the decision to offer distance learning to protect its students and faculty from COVID-19, Biology Professor 

11 May 2020

Republicans Can't Seem to Make Up Their Minds About Mail and Voting

By Thomas L Knapp

One laudable side effect of the COVID-19 panic is a nationwide effort to promote "vote by mail" as a universal alternative to standing in line at polling places. One reason that effort is laudable is that it would likely decrease vote-fraud. Yes, I said "decrease." And Republicans were saying the same thing until recently.

11 May 2020

Davenport Public Library Fairmount Branch Drive-Up Window Is Tentatively Scheduled to Reopen With Limited Hours

By Stacey Ortman

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 11, 2020) — The Davenport Public Library has tentatively scheduled the reopening of its Fairmount Branch (3000 N. Fairmount St) drive-up window for limited hours on Monday, May 18, 1–5PM. The window will be open Monday-Friday, 1–5PM, for hold pick-ups only.

11 May 2020

Nebraska Awards Nearly 3,500 Degrees in Virtual Graduation

By Sean Hagewood

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (May 11, 2020) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred nearly 3,500 degrees during a virtual graduation celebration May 9.

The 3,417 graduates are from 54 countries, 45 states and Puerto Rico, and 250 Nebraska communities.

11 May 2020

Central College's Morgan Keasler Named President of CONNECT-Iowa

By Jeff Bersch

PELLA, IOWA (May 11, 2020) — Morgan Keasler, associate director of career and professional development at Central College, has been named president of CONNECT-Iowa formerly known as Iowa College Recruiting Network (ICoRN).

Keasler was elected as a regional representative for CONNECT-Iowa in the 2018-19 academic year to serve a two-year term. She was nominated for president last year when the president-elect left his role. Keasler began her new role May 1.

11 May 2020

Local Teachers Team Up to Bring Learning to Broadcast TV Each Day w “Learn United Quad Cities”

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 11, 2020) — Even though classrooms remain closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, United Way, area superintendents, school districts, and cultural institutions are working together to make learning accessible to all students and families at home.

11 May 2020

Bradley University to Resume On-Campus Classes for Fall 2020

By Merit Pages

 

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2020) — Bradley University announced its commitment to resume on-campus classes for the fall 2020 semester while keeping the health and safety of all students, faculty, and staff as its top priority. The university is working through several plans of action for reinstating campus operations with the final determination of how and when to be based on federal, state, and local health guidelines.

11 May 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Urging Indemnity Support for Pork Producers During Pandemic

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 11, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today sent a bipartisan letter with 13 of his Senate colleagues to Congressional leaders seeking additional funding for programs at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would assist pork producers who are being forced to depopulate livestock herds because of restaurant and meat-proces

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