Coe and Kirkwood Picked for National Liberal Arts Study
Cedar Rapids based Coe College and Kirkwood Community College are among 18 institutions selected for the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education. Researchers from Wabash College, the University of Iowa, Miami University Ohio and the University of Michigan, with ACT Inc, will study core studies' impact on student development. Coe and Kirkwood are the sole Iowa participants.
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Coe College
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Wabash National
Wabash College Center of Inquiry
University of Iowa
Miami University
Ohio
University of Michigan
ACT Inc
Iowa City
Coe
Kirkwood
Iowa
Legislative forum at Mercy to host state lawmakers
The last 2006 session forum runs 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday March 18 at Mercy Medical Center Hallagan Education Center Room. Free public event lets residents meet legislators and raise concerns with audience Q&A. Co sponsors include League of Women Voters AARP Waypoint United Way of East Central Iowa AAUW.
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Mercy Medical Center
10Th St
Hallagan
League of Women Voters
AARP
Waypoint
United Way of East Central Iowa
American Association of University Women
Laure Wess Peters
Weekend storm brings hail and flood risks in Eastern Iowa
A springlike spell gave way to rain and hail in Eastern Iowa, with a brief 6:30 p.m. hailstorm flooding streets in Mount Pleasant where hailstones reached 1.5 inches. Deputies saw quarter-sized hail west of Washington as Davenport areas flooded after heavy rain. NWS forecast snow mixed with wind today and a possible half inch of accumulation.
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Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Wayne Cross
Shelter House leader grew from part time worker to program director
Leon DeBoer has spent 16 years at Shelter House in Iowa City rising from part time employee to program director. He oversees intake, manages 32 clients, and enforces house rules including drug testing to maintain a safe, sober environment for residents and staff.
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Leon DeBoer
I.C. Shelter House
DeBoer
Shelter House
Shelter House program director navigates housing limits and client hurdles
Leon DeBoer, 42, program director at Shelter House in Iowa City, oversees two week contracts for clients to seek work and treatment while saving 75 percent of income. The agency, housed at 331 N Gilbert St, caps at 29 residents, forcing sometimes painful bedrock decisions as long term housing remains elusive.
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Jim O’neal
Gazette
OWA City
Leon DeBoer
Shelter House
University of Iowa
DeBoer
Iowa City
Shelter House of Education
N. Gilbert St
Not Dead at 82 Edna Cashatt Faces Estate Notices
Edna Cashatt, 82, living in a small apartment in Mount Vernon, says Medicare declares her dead after a long history of surgeries and illness. She receives $623 monthly, uses a motorized wheelchair, and battles eye weakness while estate papers circulate amid unpaid hospital bills.
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Vernon Edna
Medicare
Edna Cashatt
Edna
Edna M. Cashatt
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Mount Vernon
West Liberty open enrollment plan progresses in desegregation effort
West Liberty Iowa uses a one to one balance policy to maintain racial balance as open enrollment proceeds. Superintendent Becky Rodecker reports positive overall effects including stabilized enrollment with most requests honored and some as waiting lists.
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Zack Kucharski
the Gazette
West Liberty
Becky Rodecker
Rodecker
Iowa City
West Liberty Foods
Iowa districts adopt desegregation plans in 2004 05
West Liberty school board implements a desegregation plan before the 2004 05 year amid concerns white students are transferring to other districts. Postville is the only other small district with a similar policy. Des Moines Davenport Burlington and Waterloo are the other districts with plans.
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West Liberty
Iowa
Postville
Des Moines
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo
Newstrack Contact Details for The Gazette
Monday publication follow up on newsmakers and events. For questions contact The Gazette via P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Call 319 398 8254 or 800 397 8212 or email news gazettecommunications com.
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