Area districts offer varied summer programs across grades
Districts including Alburnett Cedar Rapids Iowa City College Community and Linn-Mar run summer programs to prevent learning loss. Programs cover reading math enrichment and hands on activities with about 600 to 1 200 elementary students plus hundreds more in higher grades. Parents praise the offerings and many students return for multiple summers.
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Oglesby
Novak
Joe North
Alburnett
Angel Melendez
Cedar Rapids
Gregg Petersen
Marian Coleman
Iowa City
College Community
Linn-Mar
Jody Donaldson
Alzheimer's Exercise May Be Protective and Powers Protect Brain
A Wisconsin study suggests exercise may help protect against dementia while moderate drinking is not advised for at risk individuals. A second study links fruit and vegetable juice intake with 75 percent lower dementia risk, and a Swedish twin study flags stroke, periodontal disease and education as dementia risk factors. Higher education and mental activity may build brain reserve for aging.
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Sager
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
Seattle
Amy Borenstein
University of South Florida College of Public Health
Gatz
Van crash in Missouri kills five and injures fifteen
A van carrying 20 people skidded on Interstate 70 west of Columbia and overturned, killing five passengers and injuring 15. Police said four victims were identified as three men and one woman, with the gender of the fifth not yet available. Seventeen occupants were thrown from the vehicle.
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Missouri
Columbia, Mo
Columbia
FBI Fallout Over Terrorism Experience Shapes Congress Testimony
FBI officials and top leaders faced questions as Bassem Youssef's suit cites little counterterrorism expertise among chiefs. Testimony to Congress questioned Mueller and Freeh about misperceived qualifications while noting agency shifts to field training, hiring 2,200 counterterrorism staff, and gaps in Middle East experience across ranks.
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FBI
Bassem Youssef
Robert Mueller
Louis Freeh
Congress
Bureau
Middle East
Bald
Associated Press
Mueller
Cassandra Chandler
The
Daniel Byman
Youssef
U.S
Byman
Watson
Steve Kohn
Kohn
Attorney General
John Pikus
Pikus
Pat D’amaro
Washington
New York
D’amaro
al-Qaida
Irish Republican Army
Transit van service eyed for Cedar Rapids North Liberty link
Cedar Rapids could launch a van service to North Liberty now with a $350 000 grant for car pooling efforts. A second idea would run two express bus routes from high traffic sites to Iowa City and Coralville including Regina schools and Procter & Gamble. No decisions yet. regional coordination would involve the Johnson County Council of Governments.
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Hoekstra
Cedar Rapids
North Liberty
Iowa City
Coralville
Regina
Procter & Gamble Co
Oral B Laboratories
Kirkwood Community College
Coral Ridge Mall
Johnson County Council of Governments
Franker
University of Iowa
Joe Fowler
Fowler
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Borenstein
Sweden
Margaret Gatz
University of Southern California and
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm
Usaual
Mideast
Johnson County
Linn County
Lyle.muller
Gazettecommunications.com
James Coates
Chicago Tribune
AOL
Donald Paris
Pheasantrunapt
Quail Court
Lowa
1St Ave
Firstavechrysler
1St Avenue
Dodge
Crdodge
Dodge Road
Community Auto Plaza
CommunityAutoPlaza.com
San Marian
Waterloo
Community Motor Co., Inc
CommunityMotors.com
University Avenue
Cedar Falls
Grovert Chevrolet
GrovertChevy.com
28Th Avenue
P.O
Newhall
Lynch Ford
LynchFordOnline
Mt. Vernon
3Rd Avenue
7Th Street
Lowa Children’s Museum
Theicm.org
Coral Ridge Avenue
Cambridge
Cambridge-Staffing
32Nd Avenue
Iowa
Careers, Inc
Tempositions, Inc
Fyiowa.com
Iowa Farmer Today
Iowafarmer.com
Homebuilders
Kcrg-Tv
Kcrg.com
Greater Cedar Rapids
Greater
Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty
Cbhrealty.com
Blairs Forest Way
Corridorcareers.com
United Fire and Casualty
Unitedfiregroup.com
Second Avenue
Iowa Realty
Iowarealty.com
Cedarrapids
First Ave
Collins Road
Third St
Skogman Realty
Skogman.com
Marion
Home Builders Association
Iowacityhomes.com
Washington Street
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