Madam president , honored legislators, mr. Chief justice, members of the judiciary, my fellow constitutional members, family, friends, and my fellow idahoans. What a year. Life sure has changed for me. On some weekends i go home, go out to the ranch, visit my family and friends, one day i was in my normal emmitt uniform, levis, hat, getting fuel, guy at the fuel pump kind of glanced at me a couple times. As i was paying for my fuel, he saundered up and says, has anyone ever told you you look like brad little . You know, i proudly said, yes. Said, makes you mad, doesnt it . I could not accomplish as much as last year or most of my life without the support of my family. Especially my wife, your first lady, teresa. [ applause ] its rewarding for me to watch so many people learn about her. Teresa is selfless. She loves our family and state. Im proud f you, teresa. Im grateful to have you by my side. The celebration of an important milestone is upon us in 2020. The 100th anniversary of the
Everyone please sit down. Know we have people trickling in, but we are starting anyway. Ok. Welcome to the Wilson Center to those who are physically here and those who will be watching us on cspan and by other means. Harman, the president and ceo of the Wilson Center and former member of congress who is proud of her role in helping create the department of Homeland Security. Today we are pleased to cohost ural Homeland Security Experts Group meeting with support from the miners association, american airlines, and mckinsey. It is the group of the best americann the Homeland Security. It was found over 10 years ago and is now rebooted and housed at the minor corporation. Secretary and my dear friend Michael Chertoff and i are honored to be cochairs, and rob walker is the newly minted director. Mission is to offer independence, nonpartisan advice to key government officials as they face hard security programs, raise awareness, and offer solutions. We are nonpartisan and we hope we add val
But right now, some parents say they have several concerns. 08 46 20 agree, disagreeeokay, fascinating. Ssool district officialslssay this. 08 53 21 thats an important conversation to have is the first step toward changing a centuryold grading scale in all cedar rapids schools. 08 33 15 your grade shoul reflect what you know at thth end, not how many points youve accumulated. Standardsbased grading ditches traditional a through f grades. Instead, teachers grade students through four categories exceeding, meeting, or working expectation. But many parents are concerned what this will filling ou college applications. 09 21 30 not only colleges, scholarships, employers. A large section of the world, if you will, thinks about grading through a certain lens. And if we are going to change how we it is important that maps to the broader context. District Officials Say theyd work with teachers to translates the new scale into a gpa. All workkyet. Kathy talking roosevelt teacher kathy slaman is
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08 30 0we realize its a significant change, something weve done for 1010 years we juss cant flip the switch. We have lots of work to do to prepare the teachers, to make sure our curriculum is alalned with this kind d f approach, to make sure parents are comfortable. This first meeting is set to start at 5 30 here tonight. District Officials Say parents, teachers, anan students are welcomeeto attend. Ill explain what concerns those groups have tonight at ten. Live in cedar rapids, sarah mccarthy, kcrgtv9 news. The next meeting will be monday from 7 00 to 30 am at the Districts Central Office on edgewood road. To see the full list of the meetings, go to the newslinks section of kcrg dot com. Someone is passing counterfeit bills in coralville, and police are asking for your help in finding them. Coralville police say they want to question this woman about counterfeit bills passed at hyvee on 8th driving a lighcolored suv. If you have information, call police. Or you can call Crime Stopper