Linn County Supervisor Applaud County Engineer for Roads Work
Linn County Board of Supervisors gave a largely glowing performance review to County Engineer Steve Gannon praising his handling of road maintenance under tight budgets and a brutal winter. They noted flat roads funding at 9.9 million for 2008 09 and a staff drop from 90 to 80, with local option funds previously aiding rock and capital improvements.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Steve Gannon
Mance
Linda Langston
Gannon
Road Rock
Dawn Jindrich
Lu Barron
Johnson County
Barron
High School Student Expresses Goal to Learn Chinese
In an interview the student says he plans to study Chinese when starting high school and hopes to travel to China someday. Contact information for the writer is provided as 319 360 7035 and jeff.raasch gazcomm.com.
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Adam.belz
Gazcomm.com
Jeff.raasch
James.lynch
Harding Middle School students explore Chinese culture with visitors
Sixth graders at Harding Middle School study ancient China and learn basic Chinese counting while Kennedy High School freshmen demonstrate kung fu and aid the lesson. Travel logs and a China themed unit wrap up with a Chinese version of Happy Birthday.
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Harding Middle School
Kelsie Coates
Cedar Rapids
Megan Dunham
Jocelyn Nelson
Kennedy High School
Jeff Rausch
Gazette
Paige Elmer
Donna White
China
White
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Kennedy
Harding
Bryan Marmolejo
Hiawatha
Wheels of Justice tour brings war accounts to Cedar Rapids
The C R group to host a national Wheels of Justice speaking tour with firsthand Palestinian and Iraqi accounts. Local appearances include First Presbyterian Church Cedar Hall 234 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday Kirkwood Community College 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Islamic Center 7 p.m. to 8 30 p.m. Thursday.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapidians For Peace
Middle East
Wheels of Justice
Palestine
Iraq
First Presbyterian Church
5Th St
Cedar Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Islamic Center
1St Ave
S.W
Potts Runs Against Taylor for Iowa House 33 Seat
Kathy Potts, a Cedar Rapids activist, launches a bid from House 33, opposing incumbent Rep. Dick Taylor. Potts highlights dyslexia programs she helped secure in schools and her plan to aid families amid economic hardship. She and her husband Tom moved to Iowa in 1999 and have four grown children.
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Ve Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kathy Potts
Iowa
Potts
First St
Dick Taylor
Tom
Tom Potts
Department of
University of Iowa
Rhema Bible Training Center
Cedar Rapids Reopens Final Flooded Street as Rivers Fall
Cedar Rapids clears Otis Road SE and nearby areas as Cedar River drops to about three feet below flood stage. Some spots like Robbins Lake Park and Fish Court stay open with warnings still in place for Conesville and along the Mississippi, Iowa River at Marengo Wapello and Columbus Junction with varying end dates.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Otis Road SE
Craig Hanson
Robbins Lake Park and Fish Court
Old River Road
Cedar
Conesville
National Weather Service
Davenport
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa River
Marengo
Wapello
Columbus Junction
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Iowa Hawkeye
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GazetteOnline
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Pecksflorist.com
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