Unity talk and Lake Murphy spark Cedar Rapids city news
A Cedar Rapids joint news conference reiterates shared city goals amid government form debate. Lake Murphy on Highway 13 opens as a new fishing site, stirring recreation versus sewer buffer disputes. Bill Rodgers to race in Cedar Rapids Fourth of July events. Gov Vilsack signs two bills boosting water quality board and renewable energy tax credits.
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Don Thomas
Commission
Lake Murphy
Highway 13
Bill Rodgers
Tom Vilsack
Toddville
Arsenal Island contract eyes future amid base realignment doubt
The $129 million government award raises hopes for Arsenal Island workers but a Defense Department plan to move tank and armaments operations to Michigan and Ohio creates uncertainty about the plant’s long term status.
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Rock Island
Ill
Tank and Armaments Command
Defense Department
Michigan
Ohio
Community schools unite to remove barriers for diverse students
J C district strengthens public education through a 2003 forum that formed a Youth Development Grant and a community framework. Partnerships fund family resource centers, in school programs, tutoring, and early childhood initiatives to boost student readiness and school success across 17 elementary schools.
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Johnson County
Iowa
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University of Iowa
America Reads
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Cedar Rapids
United Way
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Multi Ethnic Science Students Association
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Wickham
van Allen
Wood
Iowa City
Malcolm Baldrige
Addressing Cedar Rapids district achievement gap and plan
The Cedar Rapids Community School District outlines the historic achievement gap, its growing minority and low income student populations, and the district wide strategy. It details goals, Baldrige guidance, and action plans to raise rigor, instruction, and expectations while engaging staff, families, and communities.
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Front Page Complaints and Speed Limit Debates Stir Readers
Readers argue letters critique front page sex content while others discuss Vice President Cheney and a comparison to Agnew. Anglers urged to pick up litter as they cite speed limit policies and fatality statistics across states, noting Montana and others.
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Howard Dean
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Maryland
Ed Flaherty
Iowa City
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Nevada
Oklahoma
Anglers Trash Cedar Rapids Lake Murphy
Cedar Rapids opened Lake Murphy for fishing last week and many anglers visited. In a few days the area was littered with beer cans bait containers and lure wraps, spoiling the once pristine fishing spot.
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Cedar Rapids
Lake Murphy
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