Daily Notebook weather, meetings, arts and numbers listed
A day schedule lists call lines for closings and forecasts, Linn County and Cedar Rapids meetings at the Administrative Office Building, City Hall and various venues. Arts events feature Finnish cellist Jan-Erik Gustafsson, Gary Burton Makoto Ozone duo, India Children’s Choir, and Fakeye woodcarving with add’l educational programs. Lottery results and CITYLINE numbers are provided alongside recycling sites and public notices.
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Linn County Technical Review Committee
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids Visual Arts Commission
Department of Development
BGM Community School Board
Brooklyn
Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Jan-Erik Gustafsson
Clapp
University of Iowa
Gary Burton
Makoto Ozone
Harris
Grinnell College
India Children’s Choir
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Births and public safety notes from The Gazette region
Vital statistics list Feb births in Mercy and St Luke's areas with several twins and single births across Marion Newhall Atkins and other towns. Police charges include drunken driving in Cedar Rapids area and assault cases in Iowa City Coralville and Iowa locations compiled by The Gazette. Degree day note explains heating fuel need comparison.
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Eea
Xsvonca
Cassindo Toecpaaguns
Nsssaspaveds
the Gazette
Iowa
Group pushes for 20 more officers in Iowa City
Merchants urge City Council to hire 20 new officers amid gang graffiti and theft concerns. Budget already earmarks 112000 for downtown patrol, plus two community service officers, with council awaiting crime-rate comparisons and public hearing.
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Jim Jacobson
Johnson County
Iowa City
Monday Forum
Jim Clayton
Winkeshake
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Dubuque
Naomi Novick
Department of Justice
Volunteers seek better parking for Iowa City Senior Center
Johnson County supervisors consider two proposals to aid center volunteers by designating front row spaces or allowing free parking on Iowa Avenue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The move aims to keep volunteers to serve meals, while officials weigh revenue implications and a new SEATS interim director appointment.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Bob Welsh
Nutrition Committee
Sally Stutsman
S. Linn St
Iowa Avenue
Burnell Chadek
Elderly and Transportation Service
SEATS
Chadek
Larry Olson
U of I Faculty Approve Whistle-Blower Protections
The University of Iowa Faculty Senate unanimously approved two anti retaliation policies to shield faculty staff and students reporting misconduct. The general policy and a research specific policy outline an appeal process and designate complaints to Stephana Colbert with coverage limited to those making legitimate claims.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Mary Sue Coleman
Stephana Colbert
John Menninger
Biological Sciences
Sue Buckley
College Community teachers push $1,750 base raise
College Community Education Association seeks a base salary of 23 500 for new teachers, a 9.82 percent rise costing about 797 660. The move would lift the average pay from 33 792 to 37 031 and add 250 to each medical insurance account.
U of I Interviewing Saunders for VP of Human Resources
Richard Saunders of the University of Iowa personnel office will interview today and Thursday for the associate vice president and director of human resources post. He is the fifth candidate on campus, with a public forum set 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Terrace Room at Iowa Memorial Union.
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Clayton
Monday Forum
Council
Iowa City
Richard Saunders
University of Iowa
U of I
Saunders
Iowa Memorial Union
Juveniles Suspected in Threat Burglary Report
Iowa City police investigate a woman’s claim eight men entered her North Dodge Street home and threatened residents. No injuries or weapons. entry described as uninvited though not a break in. Officers classify as burglary based on uninvited presence and threat. possible charges undecided.
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Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Dodge Street
Bill Campbell
Campbell
Writing Center chief discusses essays at Coe Thursday Forum
Coe College opens its Thursday Forum with a four part lecture led by Robert Marrs. The series titled Four Hundred Years of the Personal Essay follows early English essayists to contemporary American writers. Sessions run Feb 13 20 27 in Hickok Hall 105 with 8:45 a.m. coffee and pastries and a 9:15 a.m. lecture. Registration on-site. total cost 25 dollars.
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Writing Center Chief
Next Coe College
Sally
Coe College
Robert Marrs
Coe’s
Writing Center
Marrs
Hickok Hall
Williamsburg Plant to Create Jobs for Local Workers
Williamsburg Manufacturing to hire most of the new 240 positions at its radiator supports plant starting May 1998. Mullens aims to finish Wesley Industries facility by October with 9.50 per hour production wages and water based paints. Alumax Transportation Products of Chicago to supply aluminum and build a 25 person warehouse in Williamsburg.
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Williamsburg Manufacturing
Alumax Transportation Products
Chicago
Alumax
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Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Randall Foods
Edgewood Rd
Cal! Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
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Lisa
Anthony Nicol
Fifth St
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Monticello
Gail
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Patricia
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Newhall
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Atkins
Melissa
Sean Phillips
Apache
Julie
Rodney Kress
Tipton
Susan
Brock Hermann
Manchester
Tara Turner
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Singer Hill Lane
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Fifth Ave. SE
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North Liberty
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Reggie A. Vermace
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