Voluntary busing debate splits district views
The district faces questions over voluntary busing as parents and officials discuss whether students should transfer from Tyler to Wright or Squaw Creek. Elizabeth Martin describes her son Isaiah’s choice, while Tom White cautions about financial and curricular implications and the need for clear information and timelines.
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Ligons
Tom White
Elizabeth Martin
1100
Sixth Street
Isaiah
Wright
Tyler
Jane Boyd
Squaw Creek School
White
Squaw Creek
Richard Schulz
Schulz
Banks end total free checking in Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids banks shift back toward minimum balance charges after adopting unqualified free checking years ago. City National has a 200 dollar monthly balance, 10 cent per check and 10 cent per deposit fee. Guaranty Bank also enacts 50 cent monthly fee and 10 cent per check if average drops below 200. Other banks say no current plan to revert to free checking though reviews possible.
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Cedar Rapids
City National Bank
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
Guaranty
Lee Freeseman
City National
Merchants National Bank
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Brenton Bank and Trust Co
Richard Holthaus
Merchants
Bob DeMeulenaere
Brenton
Larry McGrath
Peoples
McGrath
Polly Reuling Watercolors On View At Cedar Rapids Art Center
An exhibit of Polly Reuling's watercolors runs through the first week of August at Cedar Rapids Art Center 324 Third Street SE. Nature and landscapes are predominant. the artist has taught at Coe College and previously at several universities. Her work has been shown in Iowa and other states. The center opens Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. and Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Monday.
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Polly Reuling
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Third Street
Reuling
Coe
University of Minnesota
Webster College
University of Northern Iowa
Mt. Holyoke College
University of Iowa
Iowa
Waterloo Art Center
Des Moines Art Center
Laura Musser
Muscatine
Sioux City Art Center
Art Center
Redlands Claim as World’s Largest Orange Center
A claim from Orange Center in San Bernardino County California that Redlands is the largest orange center in the world circulates in local discussions. Proponents cite extensive groves and processing facilities while skeptics note variance in definitions of center size and global comparisons.
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Redlands
San Bernardino County
California
Diamonds Smuggled Much More Than Sold In Angola 1974
Luanda Angola AP report says Angola’s 1974 diamond export value for smuggled gems exceeded the legal trade, with smugglers shipping over 80 million dollars worth of diamonds, according to the ministry of natural resources.
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Luanda
Angola
Ministry of Natural Resources
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Jim Bias
Charles Ligons
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Wanda Were
Armstrong
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