Foreign-born Cedar Rapids students face hurdles in new schools
Teachers and students told the Cedar Rapids Community district's Multi-Cultural Non-Sexist Advisory Committee that language, culture, testing gaps, and layoffs affect foreign-born students. They cited Tya Ha and Huong Nguyen as top performers while noting social isolation and emotional health concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Tya Ha
Tya
William Brousard
Brousard
the Gazette
Illinois
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Tru Nguyen
Washington
Cleveland Elementary
McKinley
Roosevelt
Ro Ngo
Marlene Hill
Donna Barnes
Barnes
Mary Magner
Leo Lim
Hot Line open for Smokeout aids quitting smokers
A Hot Line will operate today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for smokers trying to quit for 24 hours in observance of The Great American Smokeout. Ruth Schuller will handle calls, sharing experience as a former smoker and trained counselor with Helping Smokers Quit programs by the American Cancer Society. Linn County is part of a nationwide ACS survey to gauge quitting success and trends.
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Ruth Schuller
American Cancer Society
Linn County
Mail applications accepted for vehicle renewals
Linn County Treasurer's Office announces mail applications for 1982 motor vehicle registration renewals. December 1 begins renewals. applications received earlier will be mailed then. Registrations due by January 31, 1982 to avoid penalties. Include 25 cents postage per vehicle, or 1.50 for motorcycles and mopeds. extra 5 for personalized plates or ham radio call letters.
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Linn County
Treasurer’s Office
First St. SW
Treasurer's Office
James M. Hennessey
Motor Vehicle Dept
First St
Cedar Rapids
Hearing Set For Cedar Rapids Man In Burglary Case
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids man, Kevin Lee McCullough, faces a second degree burglary charge after two tenants identified him in a lineup. A preliminary hearing is scheduled in Johnson County District Court on Nov. 25. He was released without bond by Johnson County Magistrate Kristin Hibbs.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Kevin Lee McCullough
36Th St. SE
Kristin Hibbs
McCullough
Horticulture instructor wins top prize at Kirkwood contest
Horticulture instructor Faaborg won the grand prize of 200 in Kirkwood Community College Project HUSTLE for proposing 18 acres of native prairie grass to cut campus maintenance costs by about 1000 annually. He also took the April monthly top prize of 50. The program ran from April through June with monthly awards, then paused through September and awarded the grand prize in October.
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Kirkwood Community College
Rhett Fanborg
20Th Ave
Project Hustle
Kirkwood
Faaborg
Community College
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Christie Wallace
McKinley Junior High School
Huong Nguyen
Bill Brousard
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Daniel Green
Evans Sesame Street
Florsheim
Children’s Striderite
Westdale Mall
Lindale Mall
soCanoe Mall
Kodak
Ibeseler
Printmaker
Poneman Seler
Beseler
Ektaflex
Beseler Printmaker
3Rd Ave
Sale Men's & Big Boys
Suede
16Th Avenue
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Volume Shoe Corporation
1St Avenue S.E
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