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1	'Latchkey' child care problem made worse during the summer months.	"Latchkey," or unattended school age children, have more household accidents than do supervised children, and their parents are often less productive at work.
2	Iowa school employees flock to Storm Lake for annual wellness conference.	The program prepares school teachers administrators, and employees from throughout the state to become roles models of healthy, wellness lifestyles for students in their districts.
3	Iowa, the Dakotas, lead the nation in number of gold courses per capita.	The top four states ranked in terms of golf courses per capita, three are North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. Bob Leahy explains why it's no coincidence that these three Midwestern agricultural states lead the nation this way.
4	Northern Iowa museum grand opening planned, committee announced.	Lessons on wildlife, historic artifacts and other Iowa specimens and treasures await northeast Iowa residents at the new University of Northern Iowa Museum, at a formal grand opening celebration September 22-24.
5	Northern Iowa Museum grand opening planned, committee announced.	Members of the University of Northern Iowa Museum Grand Opening Planning Committee gathered recently in one of the Museum's display areas for a photo.
6	Northern Iowa parking lot west of PEC to close Thursday (June 16) for improvements.	The parking lot immediately west of the Physical Education Center will be closed early Thursday morning until about Aug. 15 for re-design and improvements.
7	UNI prof heads roadside management program that saves money, environment.	Counties throughout Iowa are paying as much as $50,000 to spray herbicides alongside county roads for weed control. Daryl Smith says spraying chemicals not only contributes to groundwater contamination, but also wastes taxpayers dollars.
8	USTA National competition to bring more than 1,000 tumblers, trampoliners to UNI-dome Friday though Sunday (June 17-19.)	1,100 tumblers and trampoliners will compete in some 1,500 events Friday through Sunday (June 17-19) in the UNI-Dome, during the USTA (United States Trampolining and Tumbling Association) national competition. Schedule of event and awards included.
9	Women starting more small businesses with less success during the '80s.	Saul Diamond, says such female-owned businesses post smaller profits, slower growth, and have a higher rate of failure.