Iowans flood lottery job applications in bid for 135 posts
Gary Runge of the Iowa Merit Employment Department says more than 1,500 applications have arrived for 135 state lottery jobs amid a weak economy. Ed Stanek, director of the Office for Planning and Programming, notes top level posts draw most interest and that hiring will stretch into August for an August start.
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Azette
Des Moines
Merit Department
Office For Planning and Programming
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Ed Stanek
Iowa seniors wear red armbands at U Iowa commencement
University of Iowa seniors plan to wear red armbands and tape DIVEST NOW on mortar boards to protest the university holdings of 2.2 million dollars in stocks in 41 South Africa related companies. Organizers vow more protests if the invest report June 7 does not advise divestment.
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Campus religion shows mixed growth on secular campuses
Scholars say interest in religion rises on college campuses yet remains marginal and privately centered. Bellah notes enrollment in religious studies up for the first time in a decade while full community ties to churches remain limited and often absent.
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George Cornell
Robert Bellah
Bellah
New York City
Beverly Thompson-Travis
Council of Churches
Adam Kittrell
Albany
N.Y
New York State Council of Churches
Eleanor Scott Meyers
Madison
Wis
University of California At Berkeley
Carol Jensen to speak on Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Carol Jensen of the American Friends Service Committee will discuss Prospects for Peace in the Middle East at First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Thursday 7 30 p m. Jensen based in Amman Jordan since April 1982 has toured the region and will address U S policy insights. The lecture is free with an offering accepted.
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Middle East
American Friends Service Committee
First Presbyterian Church
Jensen
Amman
Jordan
U.S
Ron Young
AFSC
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Muslims to observe Ramadan observance
The Cedar Rapids Muslim community begins Ramadan on Tuesday with fasting dawn to sunset. Imam Taha Tawil explains the spiritual discipline and virtues of patience, devotion, and gratitude. Ramadan services will be held at the Islamic Mosque 2999 First Ave. SW with Friday iftar at 7 p.m. The I d El Fiter holiday is expected June 18.
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Luane Linscheid
Virginia Heaton
Janet Jackson
James Dobson
Johnson Ave
Cedar Rapids
Taha Tawil
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