Growth prompts school bond referendums in Linn Mar College Community
Editorial urges voter support for two Linn-Mar bond proposals totaling 27.5 million to build two elementary schools and upgrade multiple campuses plus 31 million for a new middle school and 7.5 million for a Prairie High School auditorium in College Community. Both districts cite enrollment growth and educational gains through new spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn, Mar and College Community
Linn County
Linn-Mar
College Community
Bittersweet anniversary for Amber’s family
Editorial reflects on Amber Hagerman's 1999 abduction and murder in Arlington Texas and the Amber Alert system born from it. It notes the alert's spread, success stories, and related public safety gains while urging voters in the College Community School District to support a new bond to expand Prairie district facilities amid ongoing overcrowding.
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Dallas Morning News
Amber Hagerman
Donna Norris
Amber
Arlington
Texas
U.S. Justice Department
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Washington
Center For Missing Children
Amber Alert
Missingkids
Dallas, Fort Worth
Open enrollment sparks school boundary debate
Taxpayers urge end to open enrollment and redraw Cedar Rapids area boundaries after Wilson High School loses feeder students from Ely Fairfax and Swisher, prompting a new school build by the district.
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Ely
Fairfax
Swisher
College Community
Cedar Rapids
Wilson High School
Payback call over tax hike at Cedar Rapids district
Dorothy Krivanek argues against a proposed tax increase citing high costs for farmers, unused athletic facilities, and questions about a new junior high and Prairie High School standards. She urges using existing land and praising teachers over new buildings.
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Cedar Rapids
College Community
Prairie High School
Prairie Education
Dorothy Krivanek
Yes Vote Aimed at Kids Learning Environment
Voters decide Tuesday on the future of learning conditions at College Community school. Backers say a Yes vote will reduce overcrowding, allow teachers to meet individual needs, and sustain the district’s innovative reputation.
Linn-Mar Referendum Aims to Expand Schools
Crowded Linn-Mar schools face rising enrollment with over 500 new students in three years. A yes vote would fund two new elementary schools renovated high school space and conversion of Oak Ridge to a middle school after the second elementary opens. High school enrollment nears 1800 by 2008 with kindergartners exceeding 500. Owner of a 100000 home would pay about 2.91 dollars monthly if approved.
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Prairie High School
College Community
Linn-Mar
Novak
Oak Ridge School
Tolerance and its limits in political life
A reflective essay argues tolerance is easy to preach but hard to practice as people buffered by exceptions claim acceptance while avoiding oppositional views. The author recounts personal experiences with liberals conservatives and a friendship strained by harsh generalizations, concluding tolerance has boundaries.
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Kansas
Eagles
California
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Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
Gazette Communications
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Chuck Peters
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