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Database: Iowa Landfills Tonnage (2000-2015)

Each year, landfills must turn in information on the tonnage taken in, which is reported to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

By Lauren Mills

/ 17 Jun 2016

Paperwork Load, Time Commitment Keep Iowa Landfills From Adopting Plan Called Environment Friendly

The Environmental Management System, or EMS, was seen as an alternative to relying simply on giving credits to Iowa landfills that serve as incentives for accepting fewer tons of garbage. But adoption of this approach has been slow.

By Haley Hansel

/ 17 Jun 2016

Paperwork Load, Time Commitment Keep Iowa Landfills From Adopting Plan Called Environment Friendly

Life Goes On For Vietnamese Iowan But A Lost Love Remains Home

Vietnamese refugee Phat (Patrick) Nguyen, revealed stories about his life in Vietnam before coming to Iowa and the family’s experience in the Malaysian refugee camp, along with stories about living in the United States. It was a story of friends, a home and hope, but he left one special person behin

By Clare McCarthy/Special to IowaWatch

/ 16 Jun 2016

Life Goes On For Vietnamese Iowan But A Lost Love Remains Home

Safety Groups Warn Parents About Leaving Kids In Hot Cars

A dozen young children have died after being left in cars during hot weather, the latest in Des Moines. A Fairwarning.org report digs into how to protect children.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 16 Jun 2016

Safety Groups Warn Parents About Leaving Kids In Hot Cars

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Iowa Schools Struggle With ADA Compliance

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act is intended to help people access public facilities, but an IowaWatch investigation shows most of our schools are not in compliance with the law.

By Hannah Soyer and Jeff Stein

/ 13 Jun 2016

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Iowa Schools Struggle With ADA Compliance

Royal Mounties Battle Iowa Fugitive in Mid Air

“Just wait, I’ll explain everything,” Joseph Gadbury pleaded as Deputy Sheriff Anthony Row of Britt prepared to transport the fugitive from Winnipeg, Canada, back to Iowa. “I thought the check was good.”

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 11 Jun 2016

Royal Mounties Battle Iowa Fugitive in Mid Air

Transition From Vietnamese Refugees To Iowans On An Intercultural Adventure

In this installment of a special five-part series Wayne Buck says in an ABC News interview from the 1970s that he thinks the Nguyen family, Vietnamese refugees living in Iowa, soon will be financially independent. Young Jeanne Buck, meanwhile, says her family can say it saved eight lives.

By Clare McCarthy/Special to IowaWatch

/ 9 Jun 2016

Transition From Vietnamese Refugees To Iowans On An Intercultural Adventure

Iowan Becomes Highest Paid Woman in Government

Clinton, Iowa, in the 1870s was home to plenty of “rough freedom-loving frontiersmen” who worked in the numerous lumber rafting and milling establishments that lined the riverfront. It was a relatively new city with a population of a little over 6,000 and businesses of all kinds were booming.

By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History

/ 7 Jun 2016

Iowan Becomes Highest Paid Woman in Government

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Iowa Economy A Mixed Bag With Projected Agricultural Slump But Some Increased Hiring

Iowa’s economy is a mixed bag. The agricultural sector is in a slump and gaps exist in worker training and skill sets, but other elements are on the rise.

By Jeff Stein

/ 6 Jun 2016

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Iowa Economy A Mixed Bag With Projected Agricultural Slump But Some Increased Hiring

News Quiz: Iowa Pulitzer Prize Winners for Journalism

Each year, the Pulitzer Prize [http://www.pulitzer.org/page/frequently-asked-questions] administration gives out 21 awards for American journalism, literature, drama and music. Prizes are offered in 14 journalistic categories, including public service reporting, investigative reporting, feature writ

By IowaWatch

/ 3 Jun 2016

News Quiz: Iowa Pulitzer Prize Winners for Journalism

From Refugee Camp to Iowa, Plus Prepping For A Story 40 Years Later

The Pulau Bidong camp, where the Nguyen family lived for six months, was only 1 square kilometer in area and housed approximately 18,000 Vietnamese refugees by January 1979. After the Nguyens moved to Iowa that number continued to grow.

By Clare McCarthy/Special to IowaWatch

/ 2 Jun 2016

From Refugee Camp to Iowa, Plus Prepping For A Story 40 Years Later

Columnist Cheryl Mullenbach's Tales About Iowa History Return To IowaWatch in June

Cheryl Mullenbach, whose columns about Iowa history were a weekly feature at IowaWatch.org in 2015, is returning to her old spot with new columns each Saturday, beginning June 4. Her new column will be called “Iowa History.”

By IowaWatch

/ 27 May 2016

Columnist Cheryl Mullenbach's Tales About Iowa History Return To IowaWatch in June