Mount Mercy to award master's degrees at first graduation
Mount Mercy College, in Cedar Rapids, will confer master's degrees for the first time in its 80 year history. More than 400 students graduate Sunday at the U S Cellular Center with 32 earning master’s degrees in business or education. Terry Waite delivers the keynote on The Power of the Human Spirit. Student speaker is Jennifer Leigh Peters, a nursing major.
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Organization seeks more minority Big Brothers in Cedar Rapids
An Eastern Iowa group that matches mentors with kids says Cedar Rapids Big Brothers Big Sisters has 74 boys on a waiting list. While a large share of the waiting group is African American, only about 2 percent of volunteers are minorities.
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Convenience store adds security guard after kidnapping
Cedar Rapids Kwik Shop posts a graveyard shift security guard after Amanda Daniel, 19, was abducted from 1001 First Ave. SW. Surveillance video captured the Monday morning incident. Police suspect 54-year-old Keith Van Elson Jr. as the kidnapper. he was treated for a stab wound.
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Murder trial set to begin June 7 in Linn County
The second degree murder trial of Kim Polley, 42, Marion, is scheduled to start June 7 in Linn County District Court with opening statements at 9 a.m. June 8. Meade, 50, Hiawatha, was beaten in a neighbor’s home in December 2008.
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Planned Parenthood leader visits Cedar Rapids for 30th anniversary
Cecile Richards addressed about 200 at Cedar Rapids Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa's 30th anniversary dinner amid protests on Collins Road NE. She highlighted the Pill's 50th anniversary impact, urged health care reform, and defended abortion access while noting ongoing security concerns.
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Protesters rally near Marriott during Planned Parenthood anniversary
About 150 protesters from Iowa and neighboring states gathered at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids to oppose abortion ahead of a Planned Parenthood anniversary event at the Marriott. They marched along Collins Road to view Cecile Richards speak, while organizers framed the protest as peaceful and visible to commuters.
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