College program for adults hits ten year milestone
Kristen Brown, a full time Rockwell Collins employee, returned to Iowa in 1994 and explored Kirkwood Community College courses before joining a college program for adults. The program helps relate work experience to degree completion and marks a decade of operation. She pursues a bachelor’s degree through the program.
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Diane Heldt
The
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Kristen Brown
Iowa
Rockwell Collins
Kirkwood Community College
Advance program speeds degrees for Corridor adults
Diane Heldt of TV Gazette previews the Kirkwood Mount Mercy ADVANCE partnership on KCRG TV9 at 11 am. The program lets adults complete degrees faster with night courses while working full time. Brown, 37, cites a four year degree boosting Rockwell job opportunities, and officials note 600 plus adults in the Corridor have earned bachelor’s degrees through ADVANCE across 10 years.
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Courtney Sargent
the Gazette
Paula Gunter
Stacey Jones
Mount Mercy Institute
Cedar Rapids
Gunter
Alliant Energy
Kirkwood
Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy
Brown
Rockwell
Return of heirloom pearls cheers Cedar Rapids teen
In Cedar Rapids 14 year old Marissa Carson is reunited with the pearls her grandmother wore on her bat mitzvah in 2006. The set had been stolen Jan 1 from the family in a St. Louis airport. A Russian immigrant found the missing purse with the cell phone in Hartford Conn and returned it, leaving only Hanukkah cash missing. The recovery deepens the granddaughter’s connection to her late grandmother.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marissa Carson
Marissa
St. Louis
Laura Carson
Oleg Mashkov
United States
Hartford
Conn
Mashkov
Super Tuesday Tsunami and the 2008 presidential race
Kansas City view of Super Tuesday as the largest primary day ever with over 70 million voters in 24 states choosing more than 2,700 delegates. Analysts say outcomes remain uncertain and long nominating battles could extend into summer as campaigns await results and pundits debate the implications.
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McClatchy
Kansas City
Jack Oliver
Bill Lacy
Fred Thompson
Kansas
Bob Dole
Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
Iowa Health Statistics Update on Pregnancy Termination Trends
Iowa Department of Public Health Center for Health Statistics reports updated data from 2004 on termination trends in Iowa. The 2004 report documents rate changes, demographics, and regional variations, highlighting shifts since prior years and informing public health planning and policy discussions.
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Iown
Iowa
Lin
Iowa Department of Public Health Center For Health Statistics
Intensity remains over Roe v Wade anniversary actions
The 35th anniversary of Roe v Wade is marked as abortion rights remain contested in Eastern Iowa. Pro choice supporters in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City plan to raise awareness while abortion foes push to recruit more backers as U.S. abortion numbers decline. University of Iowa student organizer William Heathershaw leads a pro life march in Iowa City. Coalition for Life cites a recent report showing the abortion rate at a 30 year low.
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Iowa
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
America
William Heathershaw
University of Iowa
Sue Martinek
Coalition For Life
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