Cedar Rapids officials meet legislators on education issues
Cedar Rapids school district administrators and board members will gather with local legislators at 7 a.m. Friday at the Educational Service Center to discuss teacher pay and other educational priorities for the upcoming Legislative session. Expected attendees include Senators Lundby Horn Dvorsky and Representatives Taylor Shey Elgin, all from Cedar Rapids or nearby areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Mary Lundby
Marion
Wally Horn
Bob Dvorsky
Coralville
Dick Taylor
Pat Shey
Jeff Elgin
Post Office Seeks Alternatives for Main Facility
USPS officials study options for 616 Sixth Ave SE Cedar Rapids. An informational meeting is set at the Cedar Rapids Public Library at 9 30 a m Tuesday. Public comments on expansion or partial relocation will be heard as officials outline ideas and seek audience recommendations.
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U.S. Postal Service
Sixth Ave
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Marion Park Fire Ruled Arson Damages Shed
A wood framed park shed at Hannah Park west of Fairview Drive was set ablaze Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters contained the fire in ten minutes with $1500 in damage the cause under investigation. Call Marion police 377-1511 or arson hotline 8005321149 with tips.
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Marion
Hannah Park
Fairview Drive
Rick Boots
City Council Meeting Goes On Despite Absences
Mayor Vic Klopfenstein and council members Kay Lammers and Mary Lou Pazour skip the meeting for the National League of Cities convention in Boston. Four members remain for a quorum at 7 p.m. Items such as the final reading on a permit based crowding rule for miniature horses goats and pigs are postponed to December 21.
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Vic Klopfenstein
Kay Lammers
Mary Lou Pazour
National League of Cities
Boston
Santa Claus Arrives for Marion Christmas in the Park
Santa visits Marion tonight at 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Marion Square Park as part of the eighth annual Christmas in the Park. Visitors bring non perishable food for the Marion Food Pantry while kids meet Santa at the caboose. Carolers, a bell choir, and the Marion Big Band provide music before the Peace Tree lighting at 6 15 p.m. and depot lights at 6 15 p.m.
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Santa
Marion
Marion Square Park
Caboose
Peace Tree
Probe launched against care facility in Iowa deaths
State regulators probe two deaths of Prairie View residents who walked away from the unlocked Fayette County center in two weeks. Investigators assess supervision at the 90 bed West Union facility with possible fines up to 10000 per incident or license action. Prairie View administrator cites a spotless regulatory history and staff adherence to policies as staff and residents cope with the fatalities.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau West Union
Fayette County
Ann Bunn
Prairie View
McKinley students endure cold homelessness exercise
In Cedar Rapids 28 sixth graders in Danielle Wangsness class spent a cold morning outside with only cardboard boxes and blankets to simulate homelessness. The lesson tied to poverty studies, while other students collected food and raised funds to aid 10 families over the holidays.
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Sue Davis Smith Wazette
Cedar Rapids
McKinley Middle School
Danielle
Wangsness
Miranda Bernstein
McKinley
MicKinley
Katie Nelson
Lizzie Glantz
Emily Rustand
Danielle Wangsness
University resignations at 13-year high across three state universities
The 1999-2000 academic year saw 151 faculty resignations, a 13 percent rise from the prior year, with UI faculty numbers dipping overall though remaining the third highest since 1987. Officials cite low salaries and better offers as key factors, with women resignations also rising to nearly one third.
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Carolyn Colvin
Lee Anna Clark
Clark
Cedar Rapids School Bond Could Lift Levy to Third Highest in 13 Years
If the Cedar Rapids school district passes its 46 million bond, the levy would rise from 12.41 to about 13.36 per thousand, adding roughly 48 dollars annually for a 100 000 home. The debt would be repaid over 20 years.
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Janet Borheim
Cedar Rapids
Steve Graham
Jefferson
Washington
Graham
Dis
Trict
Franklin and
Wilson
Franklin, McKinley
Roosevelt
Jackson
Nixon
Squaw Creek
van Buren
Linn County
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Jack) Barger
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