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News Quiz: Managing Iowa's Landfills

Iowans dumped 2.7 million tons of garbage into landfills last year. One method the Iowa Department of Natural Resources promotes to reduce the negative influence of dumping all that garbage has on the environment is called the Environmental Management System, but many Iowa landfill operators are rel

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Jul 2016

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

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

News Quiz: Native American History in Iowa

An estimated 17 different Native American tribes have lived in Iowa, according to Iowa’s Official Register, a 2011 document by the State Library of Iowa. How familiar are you with the history surrounding the tribes that lived in Iowa?

By IowaWatch

/ 20 May 2016

News Quiz: Native American History in Iowa

Documents: Iowa Department of Education Equity Reviews 2010-2016

Read the Story: Most Iowa School Districts Don’t Comply With Americans With Disabilities Act Database: Find your school or school district in the database of non-compliance citations compiled

By IowaWatch

/ 16 May 2016

Documents: Iowa Department of Education Equity Reviews 2010-2016

Former 'Spotlight' Reporter Says Movie Shows Importance Of Investigative Reporting

Former Boston Globe Spotlight investigative reporting team member Matt Carroll told an IowaWatch audience about the importance of dogged investigative reporting before the audience viewed the Oscar-winning movie “Spotlight” in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, May 5.

By IowaWatch

/ 2 May 2016

Former 'Spotlight' Reporter Says Movie Shows Importance Of Investigative Reporting

IowaWatch Connection Wins Seven Iowa Broadcast News Awards

The IowaWatch Connection radio program collected seven awards, including three for first place, for large market radio reporting at the 2016 Iowa Broadcast News Association convention in Waterloo, Iowa, on

By IowaWatch

/ 25 Apr 2016

IowaWatch Connection Wins Seven Iowa Broadcast News Awards

Panelists Confirmed For May 2 IowaWatch Free Speech On Campuses Forum

Panelists have been confirmed for the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism-IowaWatch public forum on Monday, May 2, in Iowa City that examines whether or not limits exist for speech and expression on college campuses. The forum is part of a spring IowaWatch reporting project, “Making Boundaries

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Apr 2016

Panelists Confirmed For May 2 IowaWatch Free Speech On Campuses Forum

News Quiz: Perspectives on Climate Change

According to a Pew Research Center survey, 22 percent of U.S. adults say climate change is due to natural patterns and one-quarter believe there is no solid evidence Earth is getting warmer, despite a large consensus in the scientific community. A recent national survey and an informal state survey

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Apr 2016

News Quiz: Perspectives on Climate Change

IowaWatch & Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line Survey: Climate Change In The Classroom

IowaWatch and the Cedar Falls High School Tiger Hi-Line conducted an informal survey of Iowa teachers and students to examine their perspectives on climate change and how it should be taught in the classroom.

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Apr 2016

IowaWatch & Cedar Falls Tiger Hi-Line Survey: Climate Change In The Classroom

News Quiz: Becoming Iowa's City Of Literature

On Nov. 20, 2008, UNESCO named Iowa City, Iowa its third City of Literature, after Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia. Test your knowledge on Iowa's City of Literature and learn more about its literary identity and tradition.

By IowaWatch

/ 8 Apr 2016

News Quiz: Becoming Iowa's City Of Literature

News Quiz: Impact of Iowa Caucuses on State's Registered Voters

Recent data on Iowa’s registered voters revealed shifts among their party affiliations in the months before, during and following the state’s 2008, 2012 and 2016 presidential precinct caucuses. Taking a closer look at in those caucuses, IowaWatch discovered intriguing trends. Do you have the knowled

By IowaWatch

/ 25 Mar 2016