Puppy Sasha Finds a Home After Iraqi Journeys
Sasha the German shepherd mix, rescued from Iraq, visits Stewart Elementary in Washington Iowa where second graders pet her and share smiles. The dog traveled from Taji near Baghdad to Riverside Iowa with Diane Cermak guiding the adoption process and a 30 day quarantine followed before classroom meetings.
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Chris Earl
CRG
Iraq
Sasha
Dave Hunter
Taji
Toni Hunter
Washington
Dave
Sheila Hanson
Paws
Animal Shelter
Iowa
Hanson
Diane Cermak
Riverside
Cermak
Washington, D.C
D.C
Craig
Jane Murphy
Stewart Elementary School
Districts back funding plan for Race To The Top Iowa
Urban Education Network districts plan conditional support for Iowa's Race To The Top bid by signing memorandums of understanding. Iowa City and Cedar Rapids anticipate millions in funding if approved, with districts allowed to craft their own improvement plans and opt out later if no agreement is reached.
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Meredith Hines-Dochterman
Gazette
Iowa
Lew Finch
Iowa City
The
American Recovery and
Delaware
Tennessee
State Department of Education
U.S
Arne Duncan
Finch
Dave Benson
Cedar Rapids
Lane Plugge
Benson
Department of Education
Iowa non profits face IRS Form 990 deadline risk
The Iowa Firefighters Memorial Committee and up to 10 000 small non profits must file IRS Form 990 by the May 15 deadline or lose tax exempt status and donor deductions. Treated as calendar year filers, they have two extra days since May 15 falls on a Saturday.
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the Gazette
The
Iowa Firefighters Memorial Committee
Coralville Monument
Mike Reuman
Traer
Iowa
Internal Revenue Service
Paul Morf
Cedar Rapids
Reiman
IRS
Richard Koontz
Larned A. Waterman Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa nonprofits rush to meet IRS reporting deadline
Officials in Linn and Johnson counties work to contact 160 and 111 nonprofits respectively as the National Center for Charitable Statistics lists thousands statewide. Cedar Rapids groups like 4 H clubs and PTAs face filings, while larger entities such as the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Real Estate Fund may use parent organizations for reports. Local leaders urge diligence and note grants and real estate trusts affecting filings.
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National Center For Charitable Statistics
Linn County
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids Area
IRS
Bob Untiedt
Michael Richards
Oakhill Jackson Neighborhood Association
Cedar Rapids
Mitch Hoyer
Iowa State University Extension Service
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Real Estate Fund
Cottage Grove Place
Amber Mulnick
Mulnick
Cedar Rapids attorneys named for 6th District judgeship
The 6th Judicial District nominating commission on Tuesday selected Mary Chichelly of Cedar Rapids and Paul Miller of Iowa City for a vacant judgeship. Gov. Culver will interview them to fill the post left by the retirement of Chief Judge David Remley earlier this year.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
6Th Judicial District
Iowa City
Mary Chichelly
Paul Miller
Chet Culver
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