Cedar Rapids students of color face higher suspensions
A report for Cedar Rapids Community School District finds children of color receive more in school and out of school suspensions than white students. The study highlights disparities and calls for district actions to address inequities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
D C council votes to decriminalize marijuana
The District of Columbia city council on Tuesday voted to decriminalize marijuana, making possession of a joint a violation comparable to a parking ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Bandana Project to Spotlight Violence Against Farm Workers
The Rape Victim Advocacy Center in Iowa City hosts The Bandana Project this Friday to raise awareness of violence against agricultural workers. Hawkeyes football news notes Six Iowans expected to sign national letters of intent with Iowa today as page 1B coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Collins Road Theatres to upgrade seating and sound
Collins Road Theatres will close most of next week to install new seating in three of its five auditoriums and upgrade the sound system. The project aims to improve comfort and acoustics for moviegoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Road
Classifieds and notices from The Gazette
Local page includes classifieds comics Dear Abby and notices on deaths with brief lottery puzzles and river level sports. Weather sections accompany the Riverside Gazette with community updates and listings for 2014 volume 132 number 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Abby
Emerald ash borer found in Waterloo Iowa
State foresters and entomologists report the emerald ash borer in Waterloo in a 10 by 10 block area on the northeast side. Waterloo becomes the sixth Iowa spot with the pest as cities like Mechanicsville have seen activity in seven months. Urban forester Todd Derifield warns of major losses, estimating 17 percent of Waterloo’s public trees may be removed in coming years. Cedar Rapids arborist Todd Fagan notes 18 to 30 percent of Cedar Rapids rights of way are ashes, with thousands already taken down since 2010.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Iowa
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
Linn County
Todd Derifield
Winter storms lash vast U S crippling travel and business
A major winter storm system blankets the Midwest with up to 10 inches of snow and spawns a new storm heading toward the Northeast. Forecasters warn travel delays and business disruptions across states as winter storm warnings cover more than a third of the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Midwest
Northeast
Voters approve $48 million bond in Clear Creek Amana district
The Clear Creek Amana Community School District voters approve a 48 million dollar bond referendum to fund new and improved facilities to handle rapid enrollment growth. The measure passed 79 to 21 percent, with 1,237 ballots cast, pending official canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek Amana
Johnson County
Stephen Mally
The
Gazett
Brian Brandsmeier
North Liberty
North Bend
Congress approves near trillion dollar farm bill in bipartisan vote
Congress passes a roughly 1 trillion farm bill with support from a cross section of farm state senators 68 to 32 in the Senate and prior House approval. The measure sets five year policy on subsidies nutrition programs and the food stamp safety net with Obama backing the compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
Barack Obama
House
America
Obama
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congressional Budget Office
World D.C
Sports
Hawkeyes
the Gazette
Aanee
Rick Smith
Todd Fagan
Cedar Rapids City
Douglas Avenue
Wichita
Kan
Wichita Eagle
U.S
Los Angeles Times
Highway 30
Kcrg Tv9
Justin Gehrts
Snow
Gary Lee
Kansas City
Liberty Tax Service
CCA
Meryn Fluker