Cedar Rapids School Budget Cuts Promised In Tonight Board Meeting
The Cedar Rapids school district faces an 8.4 million state funding cut due to a 10 percent budget reduction. The district will use reserves, planned to reach 15 million by June 30, to cover the shortfall. Executive Director Steve Graham will review the current and next year’s budget assumptions at 5 p.m. in the Educational Service Center boardroom.
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Cedar Rapids
Steve Graham
Educational Service Center
Kingston
15Th St
Open houses on urban design principles
City hosts two open houses to collect ideas on urban design principles for new community developments. The sessions run 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel ballroom. Display boards and comment cards are available.
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Cedar Rapids
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
First Ave
Jim Prosser
Corridorrecovery. Org
City Council Honors Incoming and Outgoing Members
A public reception on December 22 honors outgoing Mayor Kay Halloran, at large member Brian Fagan, and District 3 member Jerry McGrane. The event runs 3 to 5 p.m. at Parks Operations Building, 3601 42nd St. NE, before the final current council meeting. Mayor-elect Corbett and new at large members Swore and Karr join in January.
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Cedar Rapids
Kay Halloran
Brian Fagan
District 3
Jerry McGrane
42Nd St. NE
Halloran
Fagan
McGrane
Ron Corbett
Chuck Swore
Don Karr
Pat Shey
District 8
Union Embezzler Receives 21 Month Federal Sentence
Thomas Jon Witham, 40, of Mason City, was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Linda Reade to 21 months in prison for embezzling more than 52 000 from a labor union between 2002 and 2008 and failing to repay any funds after winning 30 000 in the Iowa State Lottery. He pleaded guilty to one count and must reimburse the union.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. District Court
Linda Reade
Thomas Jon Witham
Mason City
Witham
Climate talk in Copenhagen prompts home carbon tips
Environmental scientist Bill Stigliani of the University of Northern Iowa urges smarter energy use to shrink carbon footprints. He explains a carbon footprint as the greenhouse gases created by a household, state, or entity in a year and stresses practical, conservative reductions.
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Copenhagen
Bill Stigliani
University of Northern Iowa
Stigliani
Tips to cut your environmental footprint at home
The piece highlights reducing emissions from cars by maintenance and choosing efficient vehicles, cutting electricity with CFLs and unplugging devices, and lowering meat consumption. It cites carbonfootprint.com and the Nature Conservancy, noting U S and global per person footprints and energy savings from recycling and meatless meals.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cedar Falls
Stigliani
Nature Conservancy
Carbon footprint tools and online calculators listed
The text catalogs personal carbon footprint calculators from Nature Conservancy EPA and World Resources Institute with various web links. It notes sources including Zero Footprint Kids and Safe Climate and cites eredux.com Gazette as the source.
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Nature Conservancy
Nature.org
U.S. Epa
Epa.gov
World Resources Institute
Safeclimate.net
Zerofootprintkids
Aisle of Lights luminarias glow over Coralville
Mia Wang from Iowa City enjoyed Christmas lights with her son on a Coralville Aisle of Lights bus tour. Families like the Thompsons and longtime volunteer Herb Staub note the display’s growth to over 25 000 luminarias and call for more volunteers for next year.
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The
Gazette
Finland
U.S
Wang
Amy
Andy Thompson
Valley View Drive
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Thompsons
Herb Staub
Iowa City
Coralville
Staub
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