UI Wins Prevention Excellence Award For Alcohol Abuse Prevention
The University of Iowa earned an excellence award from Outside the Classroom for its alcohol abuse prevention work. UI was one of seven schools recognized in the 2006-07 Prevention Excellence Awards, which also honored the University of Alabama with a $10,000 donation. The program rewards campuses and Greek organizations with strong health and safety prevention programs judged by experts.
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University of Iowa
University of Alabama
Iowa City Hires Cedar Rapids HR Chief as Assistant Superintendent
Ann Feldmann, 47, will become assistant superintendent for the Iowa City school district on July 1. She has led human resources for Cedar Rapids schools and previously served in Iowa City district roles. Feldmann lives in North Liberty and will supervise principals while directing professional development and school improvement plans, at a salary of 124000. The Cedar Rapids Public Library downtown and Westdale Mall branch will open at 1 p.m. Friday after morning staff training.
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Ann Feldmann
Iowa City
Feldmann
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City West High School
North Liberty
Iowa senior balances finals, job hunt amid graduation rush
University of Iowa senior Scott Bartolo juggles 16 credits 25 work hours and social life while hunting for a job. He has sent 100 to 150 resumes nationwide but reports about 10 callbacks. He also completes a senior design project and studies for finals during this transition period.
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Lee Hermiston
Gazette
Owa City
University of Iowa
Scott Bartolo
Bartolo
Wood
Medical device designer hopeful faces job drought in a mobile market
Scott Bartolo, 22, a University of Iowa senior from Wood Dale Indiana, seeks medical device design roles including hearing aids or pacemakers. He interns at Circo Medical Solutions in Kalona and plans to relocate if needed as job openings lag despite field growth. His fellow student Matt Riley shares the same hiring frustrations and they rely on mutual support amid competition.
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Laura Schmitt
Gazett
Scott Bartolo
Wood Dale
Ill
Bartolo
Kalona
Circo Medical Solutions
Wood Dale, IN
University of Iowa
California
Boston
Minneapolis
Iowa
Illinois
Tiete
Alon
Saas
Matt Riley
Riley
Red Oak Grove Church Faces Merger With Cemetery near Tipton
In Tipton area the Red Oak Grove Presbyterian Church founded 1841 may merge with its 1848 cemetery. The church closed in 1964 with 5 attendees at the last service. a May 20 vote will decide transfer of ownership to the cemetery board for perpetual care and continued use for weddings and funerals.
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Ipton
Red Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Tipton
Cecil Mathias
Cecil
Richard
Bob
Ly Healthy Cemetery Board
Presbytery
Iowa
Red Oak Grove
Red Oak Cemetery
Portland Vote Nears on Ending Commission Government
Portland residents head to the polls on May 15 to decide replacing the near century old commission form with a mayor council and chief administrative officer. Cedar Rapids already switched to a council/manager model in 2005, sparking debate over checks and balances and accountability. The outcome would make Portland the last large city to abandon the commission structure.
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Rick Smith
the Gazette
Commission
Rapids
United States
Cedar Rapids
Portland
Ore
Portland talks charter review to seek new city government
In June 2005 Cedar Rapids approved a switch to a council manager government. The Gazette noted Portland, Oregon, then the nation’s only large city with a commission form, had formed a charter review commission to explore a different government structure for its 540000 residents.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Portland
Ore
Tom Potter
Citizen Commission
Newstrack Contacts and Contact Details
Newstrack appears on Mondays and provides contact routes for readers. It lists The Gazette offices in Cedar Rapids Iowa with P O Box 511 and phone numbers 319 398 8254 and 14800 397 8212 plus an email address for communication.
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P.O
Cedar Rapids
Gazettecommunications.com
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