Vernon Middle student learns auto mechanics with mom
Nick Stutterheim a sixth grader at Vernon Middle School in Marion studies auto mechanics under his mother Susan. Three Luther College students reach finals of an international programming contest. Eastern Iowa hospitals may share birth information with photography firms. Beef prices rise as winter bites cattle markets. Lisa Binder transforms Iowa City team in her first year as basketball coach. Cyclones coach Larry Eustachy and ISU officials reach an agreement on a new contract.
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Vernon Middle School
Marion
Susan
Luther College
Cyclones
Larry Eustachy
ISU
Tomorrow Clothing Buyer Brundell Shifts from NYC Showrooms
Nina Brundell, a buyer for Tomorrow Clothing, leaves New York showrooms to focus on Eastern Iowa markets. The move signals a shift toward direct consumer engagement and regional partnerships in Cedar Rapids and neighboring cities.
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Nina Brundell
New York
Iowa
Crisscross, Crypto and Classifieds Jumpstart Daily Page
The page blends a Crisscross puzzle with a D Crisscross style and a 2E Crypto feature alongside classifieds. Obituaries appear under Deaths while Pet Horoscope and Jumble provide lighter content. Editorial and Legals notes frame the day with a Lottery Wuzzies column.
Groundbreaking Iowa teacher pay bill debuts in Legislature
The 2001 bill aims to overhaul base pay for career teachers, induction for new staff, team bonuses for student achievement, and alternative licensing. It faces a three to five year rollout at a $40 million first-year cost, with bipartisan support but wary scrutiny from skeptics.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Mike Connolly
D-Dubuque
Iowa lawmakers weigh teacher pay plan with provisional licensing
The proposal includes two year provisional licenses for new teachers aided by compensated veteran mentors. Starting pay may rise from 23000 to 29000 for some, with pathways for life experience entrants and three career steps tied to evaluations and achievement bonuses. An implementation committee would define measures and reliability.
Shooting at Santana High School Leaves Two Dead
A 15 year old freshman opened fire in a Santana High School bathroom in Santee California killing two students and wounding 13. The suspect Andy Williams will be charged as an adult with murder and gun offenses. Authorities recovered a computer hard drive from the suspect's apartment.
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Santee
Calif
Columbine
Santana High School
San Diego
Paul Pfingst
Charles Andrew Williams
Andy Williams
FBI
Bryan Zucker
Randy Gordon
Charles
Andy’’ Williams
Sheriff's Deputies
Mother’s Fostering Crisis: Unnotified Surgery Behind Foster Doors
Dawn Hedges of Cedar Rapids faced a frightening scenario when her son Tony's emergency appendectomy at St Luke's Hospital proceeded without her presence or notice. DHS authorized the surgery after she could not be reached, while her four children were in foster care. Tony and Acacia stay with a Mount Vernon foster family. Nicholas and Justin live with their father in Cedar Rapids. The DHS removed all four children after an October incident.
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Dawn Hedges
Cedar Rapids
Hedges
Tony
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wa Department of Human Services
DHS
Marc Baty
Acacia
Mount Vernon
Chil
Dren
Nicholas
Justin
William Hedges
Cancer cases rise among young Iowans in 1990s study
Iowa researchers report a 37 percent rise in cancer among females 19 and younger and a 26 percent rise among males in the same age group from the 1970s to the late 1990s. Rates climbed from 119 to 16.3 per 100 000 for girls and from 14.1 to 17.8 per 100 000 for boys, with genetics radiation and environment cited as possible factors. The Iowa Cancer Registry director stressed that explanations are not yet complete.
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Charles Lynch
Iowa Cancer Registry
Iowa
Lynch
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