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  1. Des Moines is one of 5 cities to get its own Foursquare badge

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    A Drake University Social Media Strategies class has put Des Moines on the Foursquare map.

  2. Lawsuit filed over parent's name left off death certificate

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    Lambda Legal is challenging the Iowa Department of Health's decision to erase the name of one of the women listed as a parent on the death certificate of a stillborn baby.

  3. Entertainers, lawyers, cops discuss dismissed burlesque case

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    A burlesque show has been on hold since two women were ticketed last fall for showing too much skin. Now that charges have been dropped, Erin O'Grady is looking for a venue without a liquor license.

  1. Does Iowa need an HPV program? Senate subcommittee says yes ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  2. Michelle Obama's anti-obesity tour starts Thursday in Des Moines ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  3. Some remain skeptical of funding hike for Iowa public universities ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  4. Lester Richardson guilty of first-degree murder in laundromat shooting ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  5. City leaders argue proposed tax cuts would hurt state’s economic engines ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  6. Former Iowa school official pleads guilty to theft ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  7. Name of Iowa casino fall victim is released ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  8. Iowa House panel OKs bill to end greyhound racing ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  9. U.S. gasoline consumption falls ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  10. The Band Perry to play Iowa State Fair ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  11. Iowa county won't appeal ruling on steel wheels ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  12. Asbury man pleads innocent to attempted murder ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!

  13. New look on campus: University of Iowa unveils post-flood building designs ERROR: Macro ody_time_ss is missing!


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  1. Budget cuts, early retirements reduce Polk County deficit to under $4 million

    Polk County's expected $7.8 million budget deficit has been cut in half by a combination of department cuts and an early retirement incentive program, county supervisors were told Tuesday.

  1. Branstad huddles with Iowa Democratic boss - the topic: Curious George
  2. Iowa Senate approves a politically contentious 4 percent school budget growth formula
  3. Hotel work will start soon after approval from council
  4. Family Leader: Governor's support of anti-bullying conference 'radical'
  5. Branstad administration appeals Iowa court ruling on same-sex birth certificates

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Crime & Courts
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  1. Former Iowa school official pleads guilty to theft

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    FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former business manager accused of stealing more than $260,000 from the Lake Mills Community Schools has pleaded guilty.

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  2. 3 men charged in shooting death of Marshalltown man
  3. Polk County Jail vendor worker arrested on theft charge
  4. Developer Kline & wife face new fraud claims [includes lawsuit documents]
  5. Jury finds Loren Bishop guilty in fatal SUV-through-house incident

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State & Local Government
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  1. Jordan Keomany of Des Moines tests his skill with a Glock 19 semiautomatic pistol at the Banner Shooting Range south of Des Moines. Rodney White/The Register

    Iowa gun rights advocates press bills to expand weapon owners' freedoms

    Take 10 paces back, Iowa: There's a theoretical legislative shootout brewing.

  1. Budget cuts, early retirements reduce Polk County deficit to under $4 million
  2. Branstad huddles with Iowa Democratic boss - the topic: Curious George
  3. Iowa Senate approves a politically contentious 4 percent school budget growth formula
  4. Auditor: State not out of the woods yet
  5. Hotel work will start soon after approval from council

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Education
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  1. English language learner program costs skyrocket in some districts, data show

    Indian Hills Junior High student Meko Mandein works during an English as a Second Language class Friday in West Des Moines. Bryon Houlgrave/The Register

    The cost of teaching non-English-speaking students is rising dramatically in some Iowa schools, with local property taxpayers paying a bigger share of the expense, state data show.

  1. University of Iowa dance marathon raises $1.37M
  2. K-12 online schools gear up in Iowa
  3. Democrats in Iowa Senate seek to increase local school spending
  4. Mt. Vernon fifth grader wins state spelling bee
  5. Branstad: School aid formula needs to go

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Columns

    Munson: Rare tomes abound at U of I archive project
    February 8, 2012
    Old books arguably have no better home in our state than in Iowa City....

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    Rood: Cut to heating aid wasn't as bad as state had first estimated
    February 4, 2012
    When Mary Swan went to re-enroll for heat assistance, she was told her aid would be reduced by 50 percent because of federal funding cuts....

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