Local students explore scale Earth model at school
Jill Goldesberry of Conesville guides after school Spanish learners at Kate Wickham Elementary in Coralville into a large scale Earth model. She notes the project required 500 hours to complete. Erin Wilson, 7, points to a feature on the model as the activity unfolds.
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Jill Goldesberry
Conesville
Kate Wickham
Coralville
Earth
Goldesberry
Stanley Foundation
Erin Wilson
Linn County advances rural adult entertainment zoning draft
Cedar Rapids Linn County Planning and Zoning approves an initial draft of amendments to regulate adult entertainment in rural areas. The proposal adds buffering rules and 1000 foot separation from similar sites schools churches and residential zones. Legal review and board of supervisors approval follow with no current applications pending.
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Mark Trumbauer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Supreme Court
Trumbauer
Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller seeks second full term
Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller announced Tuesday he will seek a second full term. He cites budget control expansion of the jail and new programs as key achievements. Zeller joined in 1963 and has overseen jail capacity rise and more deputies in schools.
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Linn County
Zeller
Department
Jim Sorenson
Dennis Blome
Blome
U.S
Sorenson
Trol
May’s Island
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Council defeats living in vehicles ban
The Iowa City Council, with three new members joining, defeated an ordinance banning lodging in parked vehicles on a 3 to 4 vote. New members Steven Kanner Irvin Pfath and Ross Wilburn opposed the measure, while Mike O'Donnell Ernie Lehman and Dee Vanderhoef supported it.
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Steven Kanner
Irvin Pfath
Ross Wilburn
Connie Champion
Mike O’donnell
Ernie Lehman
Dee Vanderhoef
Wilburn
O'Donnell
Lehman
O’donnell
Cedar Rapids to Award Jones Park Golf Course Renovation
City officials plan to award a 1.69 million bid from Bruce Co. of Middleton Wisconsin for Jones Park Golf Course renovations after a public hearing. Engineers estimated 1.6 million, with city crews handling portions to reduce costs. project starts Jones Park as first phase of upgrades to four courses funded by 2 million in bonds.
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Bruce Co
Dale Todd
Jones Park
Activists press candidates on global warming in Iowa City
A rally at the Iowa City Civic Center featured activists and a University of Iowa professor urging presidential hopefuls to address climate change. They warned Iowa faces temperature rises through 2100 and possible corn losses, backing a letter from 26 scientists linking fossil fuels and deforestation to greenhouse gas increases.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa City Civic Center
Iowa
David McGinnis
EPA
Karen Kubby
Ozone Action
Ewing
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Grinnell College
Drake University
Luther College
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