URBANDALE, Iowa — A beloved Urbandale teacher will not be returning to the classroom. The Urbandale School Board put first-grade teacher Amanda Delzell on paid leave last year. On Monday, the board voted 4-1 to terminate her contract. Delzell is accused of reviewing a security video at Webster Elementary that she says shows a special […]
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At least two suburban school districts placed disclaimers on Little Free Libraries, free-standing outdoor displays where people are encouraged to share books.
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, complaining about China buying up American farmland, which is just one of several recent incidents that show growing tensions between the U.S. and China, several of which have been panda-related. The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in early December with no public signs that the 50-year-old exchange agreement will be renewed or continued. Beijing currently lends out 65 pandas to 19 countries through “cooperative research programs.” If the National Zoo’s pandas do return to China in December, the only giant pandas left in America will be those at the Atlanta Zoo, and their loan agreement expires late next year. (Associated Press Oct. 3, 2023)