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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 2006
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce backs a local-option sales tax for Linn County schools ahead of Feb 13 votes on a 10-year 1 percent levy. Chamber Chairman Bruce Anderson cites infrastructure and technology needs. The board also approved using 121345 in state funds for teacher hiring and retention bonuses next fall.
Community input urged passing a 1 tax to fund schools with a $40 million incentive for Johnson and Linn counties if approved by July 1 2008. Iowa City district projects 104.4 million over 10 years and elections are set for February 13 with Rep elect Dave Loebsack touring the district holding listening posts and forums in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Lisbon.
City officials will remove the temporary signals at First Avenue and East Seventh Street today. Permanent lights are slated to be installed in the coming weeks, weather permitting, according to City Engineer Don Holderness.
Johnson School of the Arts in Cedar Rapids plans a $145000 playground upgrade after 600 injuries documented since 2005. Betsy Huston SHAPE committee collects donations while students design T shirts and slogans to boost awareness and funding.
Health officials probe a possible link between Iowa and southern Minnesota E coli cases after at least three people who dined at Taco John s in Albert Lea fell ill. Iowa reports about 40 cases since late November, with authorities tracing ingredients and noting restaurant precautions.
The Iowa Board of Regents will discuss resuming the University of Iowa presidential search in a Monday teleconference. Regent Michael Gartner and others urge moving ahead quickly after nearly 11 months since David Skorton’s resignation, with aims for a hire by early summer and a new president on campus by fall 2007.
The writer highlights must see Christmas films A Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th Street and warns against remakes. He praises the original Miracle on 34th Street and jokes about crying at Santa with a refugee girl. He plugs a Cedar Rapids book signing for Is it Weird Out There or is it Just Me.
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