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Each spring, the Iowa Department of Education collects "assurances" from schools that their emergency operation plans meet state requirements, Doe said.

Each spring, the Iowa Department of Education collects "assurances" from schools that their emergency operation plans meet state requirements, Doe said.

Just as the pandemic was lightening up, businesses that depend on spring training face another hurdle with the MLB labor dispute.

Passed over again and again because of his defense, Harper hit .306 for the Twins and was the starting catcher on a World Series winner.

It was Opening Day 1975 at old Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, and my father had played hooky from work and allowed me to play hooky from sc...

NEW YORK -- Several times during Luke Voit's recent Minor League rehab assignment, Yankees manager Aaron Boone would hear a ping on his cell phone, glancing down to read a text message from his first baseman: "Hey, bat me leadoff!" Boone would chuckle, tucking away that nugget for a future

Albert Pujols is the latest iconic player to put on a Dodgers uniform, and the team gives him a prime opportunity to win one more World Series title.

Lauren Cusimano Fuego 401 West Clarendon Avenue This colorful bar, found by entering The Clarendon lobby and hooking right, is an ideal happy hour spot for visitors and a day drinker’s paradise for guests. The space offers a lounge area with seating, a moody bar area adorned in colorful tiles and light fixtures, a sunny dining room, and a backyard garden-like patio. Jeff Ward’s Fuego Bistro offers Latin-infused food alongside margaritas, mojitos, and mules, as well as sangria and umbrella ...

April 14, 2021 There’s a kind of depressing infamy that comes with being a player on the losing end of a lopsided trade. Players like Glenn Davis, Ernie Broglio, and Larry Andersen are more famous for the players they were traded for than anything they did in their own careers. It’s an unfair bit of notoriety, too; there’s not much cosmic justice involved when Harvey Kuenn, who played in 10 All-Star games, is remembered more for a decision to trade Rocky Colavito he didn’t make rather ...

Okoboji Principal Recognized by Peers April 5, 2021 9:09 am Saga Communications Milford, IA (KICD) — Okoboji high school principal Brian Downing has been recognized by the Iowa Association of School Administrators as Secondary Principal of the Year for 2021.  ISA Executive Director Roark Horn tells KICD News Downing was selected by other principals for the honor for his efforts to expand educational opportunities for students and accountability for teachers and administrators.  Last year Do...