Former University of Iowa College of Education Dean Crocco Threatened Legal Action to Keep Negative Comments Against Her Silent: Iowa City Daily Links, Jan. 9

Mmm chamomile tea...

On to the Links!

Tara Bannow of the Iowa City Press-Citizen has a nice story explaining more about why negative comments about now departed College of Education Dean Crocco were withheld. It was because Crocco threatened legal action to keep them sealed, according to records. Read halfway down for a great passive aggressive legal threat.

Bannow also writes that the majority of University of Iowa employees, at least the ones the lions decided to share, are pleased with their employment at the University.

A meeting focusing on the district's proposed new diversity policy scheduled for Saturday morning by members of the Iowa City School Board, has been criticized by...other members of the Iowa City School Board, writes Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette.

Jens Manual of the Des Moines Register writes about an Nigerian doctoral student in Iowa City who loves it here but may be forced to leave due to an expiring student visa and immigration work cap rules.

County residents will vote on March 5 to fill the county supervisors seatvacated by Sally Stutsman.

@Westhighbros got a few more Twitter followers yesterday. Wonder why.

The University of Iowa's criminal case brought forth by a former Jordanian employee in his home country will have to wait until April. (Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Vanessa Miller of the Gazette writes of a former Mercy Nurse sentenced for painkiller theft.

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

In an email Tuesday morning to school board members that included a several other recipients, including news media outlets, board member Jeff McGinness said he and two other board members were not contacted about their availability for the 10 a.m. to noon meeting. He said he would not be there because he has a conflict.

Board members Tuyet Dorau and Patti Fields in the same email chain said they also would not attend.

Fields works for the United Way of Johnson County and said she has work obligations at a book festival Saturday. She noted that a lot of parents and their kids are expected to attend the festival.

“This whole process is not embracing transparency, good governance or communication,” Fields wrote. “How can anyone think that the community will trust the board, when this lacks of all transparency?”

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