Local option taxes blanket Iown cities and counties
Cedar Rapids faces a tough election next Tuesday to extend a 1 percent local option sales tax for 20 years to fund flood protection and street work. Iowa broadly uses the tax, with Davenport Sioux City Dubuque and Council Bluffs among the long‑standing holders.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa Department of Revenue
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Polk
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Cursive handwriting fading from Eastern Iowa schools
Meredith Hines-Dochterman reports at Van Allen Elementary in North Liberty that fourth graders like Shelby still practice cursive at home, but in school the emphasis has lessened with SmartBoards and laptops. Parents note the shift as teachers often allow either cursive or manuscript.
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Meredith Hines-Dochterman
Gazette
Kelby Donohoe
Shelby
van Allen Elementary
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Lisa Donohoe
App offers handwriting lessons from Zaner Bloser for Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids school district uses Zaner Bloser handwriting curriculum available from Apple App Store. iPhone iPad and iPod Touch users can download English or Spanish cursive and manuscript versions for 1 99 each. Other cursive apps range from free to 2 99.
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Zaner-Blaser Handwriting
Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids flood protection plan advances to full Senate
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed Senate Study Bill 1209 with one vote against. The measure would let Cedar Rapids tap future sales tax growth to fund a 375 million dollar flood protection system and could benefit other communities.
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Rob Hogg
Reprieve Likely for Teachers in Iowa City Schools
Iowa City School Board moves to dip into savings to cut 22 proposed teacher layoffs. Board to vote to lower reserve policy from 5 to 3 percent, freeing about 2.5 million dollars and reducing the need for job cuts. City High teacher and union president Tom Yates advocates using reserves to preserve classrooms.
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Toni Cilek
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