THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR IOWA'S NEW 4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SAYS SHE'LL REIGN IN WASTEFUL SPENDING IN WASHINGTON IF ELECTED.
CHRISTIE VILSACK SPOKE ON HER FIVE POINT PLAN THAT SHE SAYS WOULD SAVE OVER 165 BILLION IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COSTS OVER THE NEXT DECADE:
WHEN QUESTIONED ON HOW THOSE FIGURES WERE CALCULATED, VILSACK COULDN'T GIVE SPECIFCS THOUGH:
VILSACK SAYS EVERY DEPARTMENT IN GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE AN INSPECTOR GENERAL TO WEED OUT WASTEFUL SPENDING.
SHE ALSO WANTS TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WIC AND FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS CREATE A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR DATABASE TO HELP ELIMINATE WASTE AND FRAUD IN DEFENSE SPENDING.
VILSACK MADE HER COMMENTS AT AN APPEARANCE AT THE SANFORD CENTER.
A NEW MAJOR FOOD STORE HAS OPENED ITS DOORS IN MORNINGSIDE. A RIBBON CUTTING OFFICALLY DEDICATED THE NEW FAREWAY FOOD STORE AT 4267 SERGEANT ROAD.
STORE MANGER MIKE HAMMEL SAYS THE NEW STORE IS BIGGER AND MORE MODERN THAN THE FORMER LOCATION IN THE TRANSIT PLAZA:
HAMMEL SAYS THE WHOLE STAFF TRANSFERRED FROM THE TRANSIT PLAZA STORE TO THE NEW LOCATION, PLUS AROUND 25 NEW WORKERS WERE HIRED. THE NEW STORE WILL HAVE LONGER HOURS THAN THE FORMER LOCATION:
THE NEW FAREWAY IS LOCATED AT THE FORMER TOYS R US LOCATION.
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE IN SIOUX CITY HAS RECEIVED A GRANT TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE LIMITED IN ENGLISH.
THE 1.7-MILLION DOLLARS WILL FUND "PROJECT PROFICIENT" TO HELP THOSE IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
THE PROGRAM WILL ASSIST TEACHERS IN ACQUIRING STATE CERTIFICATION, OR ENDORSEMENT TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL EARN 18 HOURS OF GRADUATE CREDIT TO APPLY TOWARDS THEIR MASTER DEGREE FROM MORNINGSIDE.
THE FIVE YEAR FEDERAL GRANT IS SIMILAR TO FUNDS THE COLLEGE RECEIVED IN 2007, WHICH LED TO MORE THAN 60 NORTHWEST IOWA TEACHERS ADDING ESL TO THEIR LICENSE.
