by Matt Mansfield | Nov 29, 2011 | Science + Technology
Next time you go to smash your guitar after a particularly rocking concert, realize that you may be destroying a section of a 250-year-old spruce tree, a rare cut of mahogany, or a slice of endangered Brazilian rosewood. Musical instruments don’t use much...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 17, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology
Young people living in rural zip codes are more likely to join the Army than others — but when they return home, they’re without basic services and help When Technical Sgt. Tom Marcum returned home to his wife on Sept. 22, 2008, after nine months in Iraq,...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 17, 2011 | Politics, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – This wasn’t the first time Speaker of the House John Boehner presented Congressional Gold Medals, but even he recognized giving them to four astronauts was out of this world. “I’m going to go ahead and say what I think everyone is thinking, ‘This is...
by Chelsea Wallis | Nov 15, 2011 | Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Baby boomers are officially reaching retirement age this year. The 2010 Census indicates that Iowa has the sixth highest concentration of seniors older than 65, behind the top three states Florida, West Virginia and Maine. “Today, about 1 million...
by Chelsea Wallis | Nov 14, 2011 | Immigration, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – The Dubuque Retirement Community decided it was no longer an assisted living facility under the state definition on Oct. 1, 2009. It voluntarily decertified and has since operated as a residence with home health options, which does not require a license....
by Sara J. Martinez | Nov 3, 2011 | Education, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Science, technology, engineering and math education in the United States should be improved not by changing the way it is taught, but by changing the way its teachers are educated, a panel of science professionals recommended to Congress on Thursday....
