Statistician turns drunk driving data into local study
Neil Speer, a Rockwell-Collins design engineer, volunteers to compile January drunk driving arrests in Linn County for a Kirkwood Community College project and ASAP. He uses Gazette lists and clerk files, finding Saturday arrests and two nightly peaks, with most offenders male and young.
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Mark Glenn Sazette
Neil Speer
Speer
Marion
Linn County
14Th St
Rockwell-Collins
Kirkwood Community College
ASAP
Cedar Rapids
Franklin Junior High hosts Computer Fair draws families
Families and educators toured Franklin Junior High School Tuesday for a Computer Fair showcasing computers and systems side by side. Washington students Brad Miller and Shawn Dvorak, ages 17 and 18, used Dvorak's TV monitor to play Miller's game that evening.
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Franklin Junior High School
Washington
Brad Miller
Shawn Dvorak
Miller
Dvorak
Cedar Rapids Marion students win EIL summer grants
Seven area high school students receive $15,000 in scholarships from Rockwell International and Life Investors through the Experiment in International Living. Recipients travel to Brattleboro for a language course before three weeks of home stays abroad with funds covering program fees.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion Area
Rockwell International
Life Investors
James O. Freedman
University of Iowa
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
Amsterdam
EIL
Brattleboro
Marion zoning panel backs closing 1300-foot dirt road
The Marion Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the City Council that a 1300 foot dirt road between Boyson and Alburnett be closed without vacating the property and with no reopening conditions. Thirty residents petitioned for closure citing dust and hazard while one speaker urged improvement citing 400 daily vehicles. The city’s Jeff Schott said paving and drainage would cost 60 000 dollars, not available now.
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Marion
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
Boyson
Alburnett Roads
Kay McGuire
Larick Drive
Commission
Jeff Schott
Free summer lunch expand NW Cedar Rapids site added
Low income children in northwest Cedar Rapids can eat free lunches this summer at the Time Check Recreation Center 1131 Fifth St NW. Linn Health Center expands to include Marion Mount Vernon areas. eligibility hinges on 50 percent low income child concentration.
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Vanessa Shelton
Ette Eta
Cedar Rapids
Time Check Recreation Center
Fifth St
Linn Health Center
Polk Elementary School
15Th Street
B Avenue
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Tyler
12Th Avenue
Eight Street
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Springville
Ruth Mund
Northwest Side
Health Center
Marion
Mount Vernon
Central City
Lisbon
Mund
Department of Agriculture
Health Center Board
St. Paul's
Department of Social Services
Immaculate Conception Parish Council
Fourth Ave
St. Wenceslaus Educational
Burglars Hit Two Cedar Rapids Homes in Nighttime Thefts
Police reports say two Cedar Rapids residences were broken into Monday. At 801 Shaver Road NE, Amanda Hoffner’s home lost two diamond wedding rings valued at 1500 dollars after an entry through an unlocked rear door. In a Kenrich Drive SW apartment, Dennis Stedman’s unit saw a television set, back gammon and poker sets valued at 310 dollars and some change taken. A basement window was broken to reach and unlock the door.
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Cedar Rapids
Amanda Hoffner
Shaver Road
Dennis K. Stedman
Kenrich Drive
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Ave. NW
LaSalle
Spain
Joseph S. McGrane
August J. Randa II
Pinehurst Drive
Kennedy
France
Anne M. Waggoner
Anne M. Stanley
Eastland Drive
James T. Moses
Jennifer A. Sullivan
Sue Lane
Jefferson
Paul R. Sullivan
Jason R. Taylor
10Th Ave
Linn-Mar/Marion
James R. Taylor
Kimberly S. Foster
Frank Foster
Jeffrey Waller
Adirondack Drive
Mexico
John C. Waller
Lavers
Combina
Wedename CT
3Rd St
Continental Cleaners & Guaranty Bank
Chego
Traders Point
Indigo Denims
Calvin Klein
Zena
Zenal
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