Cedar Rapids four elementary schools urged to stay open
Supporters urged Cedar Rapids school board to save Harrison Madison Monroe and Polk Elementary Schools from closure amid an Enrollment Study Stakeholder Committee review. They cited stability post floods, strong Polk academics, and Madison enrollment levels as reasons to keep the campuses operating.
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Cedar Rapids
Harrison
11Th St. NW
Madison
Woodside Dr. NW
Monroe
Pioneer Ave
Polk
1500
Ave. NE
Eredith Hines-Dochterman
de Gazette
Linda Seger
Northwest Neighborhood Association
Harrison Elementary
Seger
Jennifer Hill
City Council member seeks rec center at Harrison school
A city council member proposes a recreation center at Harrison school. Public forums are set for Feb. 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Grant Wood AEA Conference Center 4401 Sixth St SW and Feb. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. in Kennedy High School band room 4545 Wenig Rd NE.
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Harrison School
Grant Wood
AEA
Sixth St
Kennedy High School
Wenig Rd
Branstad seeks notice rule for sex offenders in care centers
Gov. Terry Branstad proposed a bill at the 2012 legislative session start requiring long term care homes to notify staff residents families and facility communities when a sex offender moves into the facility The idea follows a prior incident in Pomeroy where a registered sex offender resident assaulted another elderly resident at a care home The bill is still being drafted and would apply to facilities statewide
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Gazette
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Pomeroy
Livestream of Branstad Address Start Time
Gov Terry Branstads Condition of the State address will be streamed starting at 10 a m today on TheGazette com and KCRG com Iowa Public Television World will also broadcast the speech live and it will rebroadcast at 7 p m on IPTV
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Terry Branstad
TheGazette.com
Kcrg. Com
Iowa Public Television World
IPTV
Legislators Open Session and Seek Tuition Aid for Guards
Coverage notes the legislature's opening day with a focus on bills to cover tuition for guard members. Lawmakers push for higher education support while addressing tuition costs for service members amid session debates and committee reviews.
Jetway Move Tied to May 5 Houston Nonstop Flight
The article notes a jetway being moved for Houston's first nonstop flight on May 5 at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. It discusses how lack of a permanent FAA reauthorization bill hinders regional airports planning for capital projects, including jetways and runway safety upgrades. The FAA has operated without permanent funding since 2007, causing directors to guess on major improvements amid possible funding gaps.
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Houston
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Federal Aviation Administration
George C. Ford
FAA
U.S
House
Senate
Congress
American Airlines
Tom Swedenheim
Eastern
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