From the Archives: Bending the rules at Piney Point, a $140-million mess
In a 2003 story, a top state regulator called Piney Point âone of the biggest environmental threats in Florida history.â
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The earthen embankment containing the Piney Point waste has suffered from structural problems requiring patching with gravel. (2003, Times Archive) [ CERRI, LARA | St. Petersburg Times ]
By Craig Pittman, Julie Hauserman and Candace Rondeaux
Published Jun. 20, 2006
The warning signs were clear: The Piney Point fertilizer plant was headed for disaster.
State regulators knew in 1995 that the owner, Mulberry Corp., was struggling. If it went under, the state would be stuck with hundreds of millions of gallons of highly acidic wastewater in towering gypsum stacks perched on the edge of Tampa Bay.
Dordt sees record spring semester total enrollment
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Record spring semester enrollment for Dordt Posted Thursday, January 28, 2021
Dordt University has a total enrollment of 1,623 students for the spring 2021 semester, which includes 1,261 full-time undergraduate students and 236 graduate students. In comparison, during the spring 2020 semester Dordt had a total enrollment of 1,553 students, including 1,250 full-time undergraduates and 155 graduate students. The 2021 enrollment is a record head count for the spring semester, according to Jim Bos, registrar and director of Institutional Research.
“Students want to be here,” says Bos.
Dordt to offer Iowa high school coaching authorization
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Dordt to launch high school coaching course in January Posted Friday, December 18, 2020
Dordt University is launching a new Iowa Coaching Authorization course starting on January 14, 2021. This course is required for anyone who wants to coach a high school sport in Iowa but is not a teacher.
“The coaching authorization is an avenue for individuals to coach at their local high school or middle school who have not received a coaching endorsement,” says Nathan Bacon, head baseball coach and course instructor. “This course meets all the criteria laid out by the state of Iowa.”