The City of Sioux City is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water by irrigating residential and commercial lawns on an odd/even schedule beginning today.
The odd/even irrigation plan urges property owners with odd numbered addresses to irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, while even numbered addresses are encouraged to irrigate on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Watering is not recommended on Mondays. The irrigation conservation effort is requested through September.
Implementing this plan will help to balance water usage throughout the week, allowing for water storage to operate at normal levels.
The recommended time for residents and businesses to irrigate is between 3:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Watering in the afternoon should be avoided as the amount of water that reaches the roots is reduced due to heat from the sun and higher temperatures.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is encouraging Iowa lawmakers to support a “red flag” law. Red flag law involves reporting concerns to the police who can temporarily take a gun away from someone.
Miller, a Democrat, says Iowa should take advantage of $750 million dollars allocated to states to develop and implement red-flag laws, or extreme risk protection orders. Miller says studies have show the laws to be effective.
Miller said in his statement, “Red-flag laws empower family, friends, and others to prevent tragedies.”
However, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds did not endorse the idea of red flag laws this week.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Reynolds said Illinois’ red flag law failed to prevent a man there with a known pattern of concerning behavior from shooting dozens of people at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Ill.
The second of three mobile medical simulation training trucks created for Iowa is now in service in Sioux City.
Sioux City Fire rescue training officer, Terry Ragaller, says they are putting it to use right away to train area first responders on trauma and medical conditions that may occur during RAGBRAI.
The first truck was delivered in June to Iowa City and the U-I College of Nursing. The program is funded with an $8 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust.
A University of Iowa study finds businesses that take public stands on political issues may drive away potential job applicants who don’t share the same views, according a Radio Iowa report.
Chad Van Iddekinge, a U-I professor of management and entrepreneurship, says when a corporation makes a statement on topics ranging from abortion to gun control, it’ll impact public perception.
Van Iddekiing says employers may have to walk a fine line on social issues. If they don’t take a stand, they may be seen as insensitive, but if they do pick sides, they may turn off potential employees.
As part of the research, people were asked if they’d consider applying for jobs at six major companies. Three are identified as being more conservative, Home Depot, State Farm Insurance and Exxon Mobil, and three are more politically progressive corporations, Apple, Facebook and Google.
In one part of the study, people were asked to identify the political leanings of the six companies. Van Iddekinge says they were more accurate in identifying the liberal-leaning organizations which, he suggests, means there’s more awareness of the political stances of those organizations and less awareness of those that are more conservative.
