Educators urged to align graduates with industry needs
Cedar Rapids teachers were challenged by Tom Houlihan of the North Carolina Partnership for Excellence to shift from the bell curve model to a system producing graduates ready for business. He cited gains in SAT scores and stressed key skills like communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership as essential for all students.
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Janet Borheim
Cedar Rapids
Tom Houlihan
The
North Carolina Partnership For Excellence
Rockwell Collins
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
North Carolina
National Alliance of Business
Houlihan
Community builds donated trail for Evans in Marion
A volunteers driven project in Marion transformed city land along a flood plain into a 330 foot walkway for Evans. Coalition included George Lowe Bernie Cooper Tony Cooper Delaney Kelly Construction Hawkeye Ready Mix and Design Builders. Value around 5200 dollars with mayor Vic Klopfenstein easing approvals. Evans thanks supporters and continues community work with Boy Scouts and United Way.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Indian Creek
Evans
George Lowe
Lowe
Bernie Cooper
Nottingham Hills
Cooper
Delaney & Kelly Construction Co
Iowa Walls Concrete Construction
Design Builders Construction
Tony
Vic Klopfenstein
Lake plan sparks public safety concerns over water chemicals
Public Safety Commissioner David Zahn voices alarm about permitting lake use because of chemical detections in the water. The plan proposes funding through a TIF district around the lake and a $200,000 yearly budget line for ten years to backstop early TIF shortfalls and boost improvements.
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Public Safety
David Zahn
Hair dress code clashes at school spark warnings
Hendricks describes a dispute as a hair affair between two young students. Hoyt notes the pair violated the dress code and adds similar incidents involving hair color and inappropriate dress are familiar to the 160 students, with warnings issued.
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Hendricks
Hoyt
Iowa Reform Party splits prompt ballot drawing dispute
Edward Moses of the Reform Party of Iowa protests a legal drawing to decide the party’s presidential nominee amid dual Reform tickets for Buchanan Foster and Hagelin Tompkins. Iowa law allows one party ticket on the ballot, risking a potential court challenge over federal matching funds and party leadership.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Reform Party
Iowa
Pat Buchanan
Edward Moses
Knoxville
Reform Party of Iowa
Chet Culver
National Reform Party
Moses
Erola Foster
John Hagelin
Mike Tompkins
United States
Elec
Reform
Culver
Hagelin
Federal Election Commission
Buchanan
Reform Party of
Democrat
Robert Roth
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Boy Scouts
United Way
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Johnson Ave
Idis
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Rod Boshart
Tyiowa.infi
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Longbranch Hotel
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