Reading opens doors for Foss
Georgia Foss of Mount Vernon describes a lifelong struggle with reading and writing and explains how the Kirkwood Community College adult education program transformed her life. With tutoring from George Maybanks she earned her high school diploma and later started Cedar Rapids Ceramic Center with her husband Ernest.
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Ernest
Wilson’s
McGregor
Foss
Mount Vernon
George Maybanks
Kirkwood
Maybanks
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Medicare forum set at Kirkwood Community College
A public Medicare forum with a session on supplemental insurance will be held at Kirkwood Community College in Ballantyne Auditorium starting at 10 a.m. on April 13. Dun Deana Langer, former Grassley aide and now with Iowa Electric Light & Power, will speak on paying for medical care and insurance choices. Admission is free with reservations required. lunch is available for 3.55. Reservations: Heritage Agency on Aging, 398-5559 or 1-800-332-5934.
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Dundeana Langer
Charles Grassley
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Langer
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Illiteracy Spotlight at Kirkwood Program
Tim enrolled in Kirkwood's adult reading program two months ago after his girlfriend urged help. With tutoring he progresses and hopes to take college food service courses. His mother says he is not dumb and has skills like chess. The piece frames adult illiteracy as a national issue, noting Iowa's eight percent high school dropout rate and one million U.S. dropouts yearly, with federal funds backing programs since 1965. Kirkwood receives about $100000 annually for teaching undereducated adults.
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Tim
Kirkwood
Mumm
Iowa
United States
Volunteers Unite to Combat Illiteracy Growth
Maybanks explains one on one tutoring is essential as public funds for illiteracy are scant and the Coalition for Literacy mobilizes volunteers nationwide. Kirkwood's 1976 program has aided over 1000 adults with no student cost, using tutors to foster independent reading and personal confidence. Rose Ziadeh shares relief at reaching literacy.
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Maybanks
Coaltion For Literacy
Byrn Struggles With Reading Skills and Job Barriers
Byrn explains he cannot read road signs menus or a telephone book and can only write his name after years of practice. He lists four marriages and failed jobs blamed on illiteracy while noting two years in Kirkwood’s adult reading program eight years ago and ongoing struggle to find work he can keep without reading.
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Georgia Foss
Byrn
Kirkwood
Easter pets discouraged by Humane Society
The Humane Society urges parents not to give live chicks ducklings or bunnies as Easter gifts. Young animals often die within weeks due to inadequate care and cold conditions, and many are abandoned or killed. Salmonella risk also cited by the CDC.
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The
Humane Society
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Large sale on custom draperies and top treatments
Save 35 percent on matching top treatments and 30 to 50 percent on the full collection of custom drapery fabrics. Prices include lining labor and installation. A decorating consultant will visit your home to aid selection of draperies carpeting and other home fashions. Free appointment in most stores.
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