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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2008
Page
7
Marion Independent board weighs adding a French advanced placement course for next school year after junior Alex Stalkfleet presented petitions with over 150 signatures. The meeting starts at 4 30 p m in the district administration boardroom at 777 8 15th St Marion.
Linn-Mar school board meets at 7 p.m. to review Echo Hill Elementary projects at Oak Ridge campus and the planned Oak Ridge shift to an all middle school. Also on deck are a new teachers contract and a solar energy agreement. 5 p.m. work session precedes the meeting.
Readers are invited to call The Gazette with tips on news stories and photo opportunities. Local contact numbers cover Cedar Rapids and Iowa City plus toll free options for submissions and subscriptions.
Amy Bouska an urban conservationist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship works in Johnson County. She answers resident concerns about erosion on Ralston Creek and spends half her time in the field visiting sites like Easley’s yard.
Merrill Sparks 85 writes and composes over 500 songs and performs in six languages while playing piano. He will mount his Iowa based musical Tearia in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in 60 minute programs. Co producers Sue Jorgensen and Trudy Sunderman, both Cedar Rapids residents, helped revive the show after Sparks toured from New York to Florida and performed at Riccelli's Des Moines and the Moulin Rouge. He is a regular at the Cedar Rapids senior center.
Police say no suspects yet in the July 28 2006 shooting of 22 year old Anthony Posley in the 1600 block of Sixth Avenue SE. Witness cooperation remains limited and investigators are considering self defense as a possible motive. Posley was pronounced dead at Mercy Medical Center.
Anthony Posley, 22, of 3333 Pioneer Ave SE, was shot multiple times in the 1600 block of Sixth Avenue SE on July 23 2006. He died at Mercy Medical Center. Police have no arrests and no suspect description. About 70 residents protested drugs and violence after the shooting. Posley’s murder remains one of about 14 unsolved Cedar Rapids killings since 1959.
The Gazette continues its Monday follow ups on local newsmakers and events, inviting readers to submit information and contact details for upcoming profiles and coverage opportunities.
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