Homers: What's going right

CAMPUS VIEW: If you want to make sure your campus landscape looks beautiful, consider the example set by the University of Iowa crew. The 36 employees of UI Landscape Services groom 160 acres and keep flower beds and annuals flourishing. They clean up everything from litter to vomit, especially on Sundays after football games (boo to heaving drunks).

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UP AND RUNNING: After the arrest, then death of its director, plus disputes about funding and how to run things, the Johnson County joint emergency communications center went live Tuesday. Dispatchers are under one roof and eventually there will be one radio system for all public safety agencies and emergency medical personnel in the county. Now it's up to the center's leadership to ensure there are gains in response time and other efficiencies.

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BIG AUDIENCE: The online video streaming from a bald eagle's nest near the Decorah Fish Hatchery continues to draw more viewers. Last year: 86,000 unique visitors from 102 countries. So far this year: 325,000-plus visitors, 125 countries. Bob Anderson and Raptor Resource Project sponsor the educational initiative.