Edgewood Library to Move to Westdale Mall Amid Protests
Cedar Rapids Edgewood Branch wins 4-2 board vote to relocate from Edgewood Road NW to Westdale Mall by May 31 lease end. About a dozen opponents protest. 300 sign petition. Officials cite small size, limited parking and hours. new site expands space to 1440 square feet and hours to 57 weekly with story times and a mall meeting room.
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Heather Sloman Wooding
Ette
Edgewood
Cedar Rapids
Tom Armitage
Westdale
Armitage
Linda Nassif Teague
Sue Lane
Michelle Martinko
Rob Johnson
Jacelyn Dr
Steve Jenkins
First Ave
Edgewood Plaza
Cedar Rapids educators near tentative contract with district
Cedar Rapids Community Schools and the Cedar Rapids Education Association reached a tentative two year contract after a close rejection of the earlier proposal. The rank and file will vote Monday on the new terms including a smaller base salary increase with a 16000 dollar first year base and a 16500 dollar second year base plus a $3000 flexible spending account. A move to Westdale would raise costs and face opposition from residents who favor Edgewood Branch.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Education Association
McKinley Middle School
Workers Restore Cedar Rapids Carnegie Library Addition
A construction worker climbs for a better angle on a window at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art site. Workers raise the walls of a large addition as restoration of the Carnegie Library continues. Public areas likely reopen with project completion in spring 1989.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion man enters race for Senate District 24 nomination
Paul Pate Jr. of Marion announces Republican bid for Senate District 24 covering Delaware County and parts of Buchanan and Linn counties. At 29, PM Systems Corp. founder seeks tough budget choices, touts business and community ties, names past awards and family. One rival, Chris Keleher, also seeks the nomination as Hurley Hall leaves the seat.
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Paul Pate Jr
Bridget Lane
Marion
Senate
Delaware County
Buchanan and Linn
Pate
PM Systems Corp
Hiawatha
Chris Keleher
Edgeland Cedar Rapids Edgewood Branch Moves to Westdale Mall
The Edgewood Branch of Cedar Rapids Public Library will relocate to Westdale Mall this summer with changes including no seating in floor space used for displays, improved access to the collection, and active checkout and children's programs. Research requests will go to the main library, the Dewey system will shift to a subject arrangement, and displays will adopt a retail style focusing on popular items.
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Edgewood
Cedar Rapids
Marion budget on tonight's agenda
Marion Independent school board plans the 1988 89 budget with a 36 cent drop in the tax levy to 14.54 per thousand and a public hearing at 7 p m in the high school media center. The district expects 3 78 million in state aid and 697000 federal aid while property valuation rises 41000.
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Marion Independent School Board
Jeff Humiston
Humiston
Hamiston
Emerson Elementary
Scott Olson
OPN Architects
Iowa Court of Appeals okays TV testimony in child abuse cases
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that closed circuit television may be used for child sex abuse victims to testify while shielding them from direct contact with the accused. The decision upheld a Marshall County man Hosea Morgan’s conviction, rejecting claims of ineffective assistance and noting cross examination accessibility and proper oath procedures.
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Court of Appeals
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Marshall County
Hosea Morgan
Allen Danielson
Iowa Supreme Court
Visitation denied to maternal grandparents in abuse case
Iowa Court of Appeals denied the maternal grandparents visitation rights to the Pot tawattamie County child. The court allowed visiting the younger child but barred contact with the older child who is sexually attracted to his grandmother. The ruling cites psychiatrist testimony that visitation would worsen the older child's condition. Judge Allen Danielson dissented.
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DES Moines
Pottawattamie County
Iowa Court of Appeals
Richard Schlegel
Appeals Court
Allen Danielson
Parade's All America Female Hoop Squad Debuts
Parade highlights 40 high school girls forming this year's All America Basketball Team in Sunday's issue. The roster spotlights standout players from various regions and profiles emerging stars in girls basketball.
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Parade
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Curran Rosser
Lew Eells
Jim Lamb
Nancy McHugh
Charles Upshaw
Charles Buesch
Liz Bump
John Mclivor
Marion Man
Hiawatha Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Associa
Tion
Jane
Hurley Hall
Jones County
Larry Tanner
Iowa
Morgan
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