Democrats debate in Cedar Rapids for Iowa Senate race
Three declared Democratic candidates Roxanne Conlin Tom Feigen and Bob Krause will debate Chuck Grassley’s possible challengers at 7:30 p m Thursday in Ballantyne Auditorium Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids The event is part of Cookies and Conversation series with IowaPolitics com Mediacom The Gazette and the League of Women Voters Johnson County co sponsor Moderation by Todd Dorman and Lynn Campbell Questions from audience will be accepted The forum will be broadcast statewide on Mediacom Connections MC22 and available on On Demand Channel 1 Doors open at 7 and taping runs 7:30 to 8:30 p m
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Cedar Rapids
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Ballantyne
Kirkwood Community College
Roxanne Conlin
Des Moines
Tom Fiegen
Clarence
Bob Krause
Fairfield
IowaPolitics.com
Mediacom
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League of Women Voters
Johnson County
Todd Dorman
Lynn Campbell
IowaPolitics. Com
Mediacom Connections
Marion school board to discuss block scheduling
Marion Independent school board members meet at 7 p.m. to form a high school block scheduling study committee. Topics include committee makeup study areas and potential recommendations. The session is in the Marion district administration boardroom at 777 S. 15th St.
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Marion
Marion Independent School
S. 15Th St
Prescription discount cards now available online in Iowa
Residents of Linn and Johnson counties in Eastern Iowa can print free prescription drug discount cards from home via www.caremark.com/naco. The National Association of Counties program requires no enrollment or eligibility. Cards also available at Linn County West Cedar Rapids location.
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Linn
Johnson
Iowa
National Association of Counties
Caremark. Com
Naco
Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
Former 1.0 man’s trial delayed in infant death case
Iowa City judge delays Brian Dykstra trial for second degree murder in the death of his 21 month old son Isaac. The infant suffered head injuries and was brain dead after emergency responders found him on an Iowa City living room floor in 2005. Dykstra surrendered in 2008 and posted bail. The charge is a Class B felony carrying up to 50 years in prison.
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Iowa City
Brian Dale Dykstra
Nancy Baumgartner
Dykstra
Isaac
University of Iowa
Central
S.C
Hiawatha splash pads draw crowds on hot day
On the warmest day since last summer the Guthridge Park pads in Hiawatha drew large crowds. Residents praised the splash pads as a practical cool option while Cedar Rapids facilities were not yet open. Temperatures edged into the 80s with forecasts predicting continued warmth and scattered storms later in the week.
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Hiawatha
Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Iawatha
Kerrie Mullen
Rylee Mullen
Guthridge Park
Cedar Rapids
Tucker Park
Mullen
Deb Kent
Cedar Rapids school board reviews enrollment and facilities
Cedar Rapids school board meets at 5 p.m. to discuss enrollment figures and facility conditions as part of 2010-11 goal setting. Officials review growth across 24 elementary schools and the district's high and middle schools, alongside a long term enrollment study delayed by the 2008 flood.
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Meredith Hines
Dochtermanne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Dave Benson
Wilson
Harding
Washington
Kennedy
Kingston
Coe College Eyes City Fire Station Property
Coe College asks Cedar Rapids to consider acquiring the district B Avenue NE fire station if the city closes it. The Fire Department relocation panel favors closing the B Avenue station to allow a new Central Fire Station on First Avenue East.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids — Coe College
B Avenue NE
Fire Department
B Avenue
Central Fire Station
First Avenue
Sixth
Eighth Streets
Cedar Rapids
Central
District
Rod Pritchard
Coe
Central Station
14Th
15Th Streets
C Avenue
First Avenues
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