Linn-Mar enrollment to rise by up to 190 students
Linn-Mar officials expect 150 to 190 more students than last fall as school begins. The district started last year with just under 5 000 students and will use all classrooms, halting most new open enrollment. The board approved a countywide revenue sharing agreement contingent on a sales tax vote.
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Kevin Kane
Marion
Linn-Mar
Katie Mulholland
Mulholland
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Smith College student teaches English in Uganda during war
Whiston traded a liberal arts life at Smith College for seven months in rural Uganda near Kampala. She taught English on a school compound, learned Luganda, and formed friendships despite a nearby 20 year civil war with the Lord's Resistance Army. She recalls feeling both welcome and challenged by life without running water and air conditioning.
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Africa
Peace Corps
Smith College
Whiston
New York City
Kampala
Uganda
United States
Lord’s Resistance
LRA
Police blotter items and theft reports from Cedar Rapids area
The Log lists multiple local incidents in Eastern Iowa. Offenders include Linn County Sheriff Williams and Gregg Gorman among others. Reported burglaries involve residences and construction sites with totals ranging from $160 to $3,415 in stolen items.
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The
Gazette
Iowa
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
College Community weighs high school remodel and new music space
Superintendent Dick White says district officials will seek community feedback on plans for a second larger performance area at the high school costing about six million dollars, plus four point five million for remodeling to enlarge rehearsal rooms and add a life-skills classroom and accessible office. Enrollment is projected to grow about 3.5 percent annually. district serves 142 square miles across Linn, Johnson and Benton counties including parts of Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
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Linn
Johnson and
Benton Counties
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax, Ely
Shueyville
Swisher
Walford
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Sheri M. Williams
Sixth Ave
Hiawatha
Center Point Road
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D Ave
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Ray Panosh
Oak Ridge Dr
Jerry's Homes
Hughes Circle
Center Point Rd
Bever Ave
Seventh St. SW
Fourth Ave
Wolf Dr. NW
Burch Ave. NW
Joshua Carlisle
Third St. NW
Sandra Mercer
Travis Poock
C Ave
33Rd St
10Th Street
First Avenue
First Ave
E. Marion
Springville
Duane Croek
Joe Garner
Francis Oleson
Gazette Editors
Downtown
Dining & Spirits
Karen Malejko
Garner
Anamosa
Diane
Gazettecommunications.com
Iowa City
Ee Center
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NIE
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