Linn-Mar Approves 6.8 Percent Salary Increases
Linn-Mar Community Schools approved 6.8 percent salary hikes for five employee groups including teachers nurses bus drivers service personnel and secretaries after earlier rejection of a 7.1 percent teacher package. Starting teacher pay rises to 12085 from 11600 with layoff notices to be sent before February 15 and credits for training during layoff.
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Linn-Mar
Glenn Easterday
Easterday
Ken Hoffman
Poet Bob Dana Completes Residency at Marion High School
Cornell College English professor Bob Dana finished an artist in residence program at Marion High School. The award winning poet and English department chair led high school workshops and a Thursday night community seminar on creative writing. The Iowa Arts Council sponsored the residency.
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Cornell College
Bob Dana
Marion High School
Dana
Cornell
The
Iowa Arts Council
Marion Brief Announces Sunday Square Dance Lessons
Marion community bulletin lists square dance lessons starting Sunday April 26 at 7 PM at the Marion Community Center located at 7th Street and 10th Avenue. Call 393-7647 for details.
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Marion Community Center
7Th Street
10Th Avenue
Marion School Board backs surtax plan to reinstate staff
The Marion Independent School District approves a May 19 referendum asking residents to tax $5.39 per $100 of 1979 state income for 1982 funding. If approved, 12 to 14 positions and several programs would be restored, totaling about 85 percent of the tax request.
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Marion Independent School Board
Marion
Mentzer
Tor
Robert Hale
Hale
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Linn-Mar
Yvonne Chadek
Tom Zrudsky
Gerald Skilling
Bill Meyer
Tim Zrudsky
Terry Heald
Betty Spearman
Kathy Hanson
David Callahan
Bruce Taylor
Mike Peterson
Barry Hopkins
Janet Thornton
Eveyln Turner
Jim Novak
Unforgivable to forget plight of Vietnam veterans
Dr. Warren Edwards of the Iowa City VA Hospital urges addressing Vietnam veterans’ issues and laments neglect of their plight. A Cedar Rapids effort to create a veterans referral agency holds an organizational session May 2 at the Red Cross office. Public invited. Memorial in Washington remains under donation. National observances lack impact. Medical help line listed at 2920 East Post Road.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Warren Edwards
Edwards
Iowa City
Vietnam
Washington, D.C
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
42Nd St
Did You Know About Desert Cacti and Wildlife
The text notes cacti carry edible fruit and support desert life including humans. It mentions the giant saguaro, which can reach fifty feet, and may shelter white-throated wood rats at its base.
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Hoffman
Linn- Mar
Marion High
Marion Brief
Janet Jones
Tom Fruehling
Hanford Post No. 5
Southeast Asia
East Post Road
Smulekoffs
Collins Employees Credit Union
Collins
U.S
Corner Ist ST
3Rd Ave
Downtown
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