Cedar Rapids metro schools delay start two hours
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Linn-Mar Marion Independent College Community Cedar Rapids metro Catholic Schools and Trinity Lutheran will start two hours late due to blowing snow reducing visibility. No morning alternative kindergarten or preschool will be offered at affected schools. Linda Kuster said in the district communications office.
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Cedar Rapids Community Schools
Linn-Mar
Marion Independent, College Communiity
Cedar Rapids Metro Catholic
Trinity Lutheran School
Linda Kuster
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College Sees Enrollment Rise Across Programs
Kirkwood Community College reports a spring semester credit registration of 13 358 students, up 1 614 from spring 2002. Applied science and technology programs enroll 5 613, up 953 and 20 percent. arts and sciences total 7 445, up 5 percent. Growth tied to economic shifts as people seek new careers, with over 40 percent taking courses at county centers or online.
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Kirkwood Community College
New Careers College
Kirkwood
Terry Moran
West Branch Firefighters Fight Blaze at Station
West Branch firefighters returned from aiding at a wreck on Interstate 80 last night to face a fire in their own station. Flames shot from a wall and ceiling in the firetruck bay as they arrived about 7:50 p.m. The crew, aided by West Liberty Fire Department, quickly suppressed the blaze and then searched a wall hole for clues. Fire Chief Dick Stoolman said the cause is unknown and no damage estimate was available.
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West Branch
West Liberty
Dick Stoolman
Iowa City man charged in Waterloo home invasion
David Errol Willock, 30, of Iowa City, faces kidnapping, robbery and burglary charges from Waterloo police stemming from a Waterloo home invasion on Oct 16. He was arrested at the Black Hawk County Jail where he is held on Cedar Falls charges. Bond set at 15 million dollars.
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Iowa City
David Errol Willock
Waterloo
Willock
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
IOWA CITY UI official faults dual role in Pierce case
UI Interim President Willard Boyd criticized Schantz for holding both athletics liaison and general counsel posts during the Pierre Pierce assault case. Boyd noted the arrangement caused a conflict of interest in practice and supported moving the liaison from General Counsel to the athletics department as recommended by the Board of Control for Athletics. Schantz defended the dual role, saying it did not affect the Pierce matter and would cooperate with President-elect Skorton.
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Susan J. Demas
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Mark Schantz
University of Iowa
Pierre Pierce
Willard “Sandy” Boyd
Eral
Pierce
Boyd
Schantz
Law School
Mary Sue Coleman
Board In Control of Athletics
Athletics Department
Office of General Counsel
Confession challenges murder case over language issues
In Cedar Rapids, defense argues Mexican national Jose Aguirre Arreola, 44, did not understand police rights when confessing. A bilingual psychologist concluded he lacked sufficient English to grasp Miranda rights and was too intoxicated to answer questions, given his three years of schooling in Mexico and no U.S. education. The Linn County court heard motions to suppress police interviews amid claims of language and comprehension deficits.
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Elizabeth Rutter
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jose Aguirre Arreola
Louis Vales
12Th St
Aguirre Arreola
Linn County District Court
Juan Aquino
Quad Cities
Muranda
Aquino
Snd
Aguirre Areola
Mexico
United States
Minanda
Bran Ray Beatriz Cochran
Jose Aguirre-Arreola
Aguirre-Arreola
Louis Wales
Cedar Rapids Bus Route Ends Northbound Service
Jefferson Lines pulled the Cedar Rapids to Waterloo and Minneapolis route, leaving Cedar Rapids travelers with no northbound service. The daily bus arrived at 12 15 p.m. from Waterloo and departed at 12 30 p.m., stopping at Charles City and Mason City en route. Riders must go to Des Moines or Chicago for northbound trips. Burlington Trailways begins a southbound route to St Louis for Raiders. DOT notes financial reasons, describing the line as marginal for years.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Minneapolis
Jefferson Lines
Charles City
Mason City
Des Moines
Chicago
Corier Burlington Trailways
Prople
Si Lous
Burlington
Davenport
Muscatine
Bill Hoekstrad
Live Seasons Transportation & Parking
Hoekstia
Iowa
Jeff Stratton
Lmia
Department of Transportaions
DOT
Tattine
East Iowan Road Trip Becomes State Garden Club Leader
Fran Stueck, president of the Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa, visits 66 of 69 affiliated clubs across the state on a two year tour, driving about 15,700 miles in her own car. She aims to finish in Sioux Rapids, Urbandale and Bevington by spring, with trips to Algona and Corydon upcoming.
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East Iowan
State Garden Club
Fran Stueck
Keokuk and
Spencer
Decorah
Red Oak
Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa
Iowa
Sioux Rapids
Urbandale
Bevington
Ave
Monona
Arlington
Lamont Earlville
Tipton
Dumont
Fran
Rural Vinton
Federated Garden Clubs of
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College of Law
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Skorton
Willard “Sandy” Boyd III
David Grinde
Brian Sissel
Jose Aguirre- Arreola
C.R
By Rick Smith
Algona
Corydon
Stick
Dave Rasdal
Gazette Photo
Rasdal
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