Summer jobs tight as college students flood market
More than 2,000 Linn County high schoolers seek summer work with detasseling and field jobs likely. College students are snapping up openings in fast food and manufacturing, delaying youth access to traditional jobs and altering the local hiring landscape.
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Linn County
Bill Shaff
Job Services of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Shaff
Hawkeye Area
Jeff Johnson
HACAP
Johnson
Preparation pays in search for job
Aimed at students nearing summer, the article advises early preparation and broad search methods. It highlights guidance from teachers to state offices, and suggests using ads, friends, bulletin boards, and employer windows as sources. It also lists interview prep, dress, punctuality, references, and a resilient, iterative approach after initial rejections.
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Washington
Labor Department
Cancer education project at Quaker Oats planned
A 50 hour Linn County American Cancer Society education project will run Monday to Friday at Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids to reach 1350 employees. Plant manager Richard Stimple and safety director Robert Kucera coordinated the program with a film titled On the Line and a leaflet Listen to Your Body detailing seven cancer warning signals.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Unit
American Cancer Society
Quaker Oats Co
Linn County Cancer Unit
Quaker Oats
Richard Stimple
Robert Kucera
Linn County Cancer Society
Bible interpretation debate on KCCK Intersections
The program "The Bible: Gods Dictation or Mans Reflections" airs Monday at 6 30 p m on KCCK FM 88 3 featuring Rev Richard L Thompson and Dr David Weddle. They discuss inspiration modern methods and interpreting ancient texts for today with listener questions to host Dr Malcolm Peel.
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Kcck-Fm
Kirkwood Community College Public Radio
Richard L. Thompson
Trinity Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod
First Ave
David
Weddle
Cornell College
Library workshop on local history collections at Marion
A Marion Public Library workshop covers Organizing the Vertical File and Developing a Local History Collection. Sponsored by East Central Regional Library, the event invites librarians and history enthusiasts with advance registration preferred. Free for library staff within the 10 county area. others pay 5 dollars. Register at 621 Guaranty Building, Cedar Rapids.
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Marion Public Library
Nicky Stanke
East Central Regional Library
Guaranty
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Air Pollution Levels Spark Concern
A chart shows air quality levels at listed stations with 100 as the NAAQS benchmark. Pollutants include Particulate, SO2, CO, and O3. Data come from Linn County Health Department Air Pollution Control Division. questions to 398 3551.
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Cedar Rapids
Air Pollution Control Division
Linn County Health Department
Health Department
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Malcolm Peel
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