Compromise reached on Phase III pay plan for Cedar Rapids teachers
Cedar Rapids school board approved a Phase III salary plan to use up to 1.7 million in state funds for merit pay and job extension pay. Teachers vote December 4 with mixed expectations as district officials say money may be about 1.449 million, less than prior estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Rogahn
Cedar Rapids
Gary Anhalt
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Anhalt
Steve Chambliss
Chambliss
C.R. man charged after taking injured pedestrian to hospital
A Cedar Rapids man, Larry Thurston, 30, was charged with drunken driving after striking pedestrian Charles Hosford, 53, and transporting him to St. Luke's Hospital. Thurston's blood alcohol level was .14 and Hosford remained in serious condition. Thurston is held on $575 bond in Linn County Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Larry Thurston
34Th St. NE
Linn County
Thurston
34Th Street
Prairie Drive
Charles Hosford
Hosford
Iowa
Multiple burglaries and robberies reported across Walker area
The Log lists robberies at THE LIQUOR STORE INC and three Walker businesses with undisclosed cash losses. Additional burglaries include Kum & Go and Tuscany Grill. Numerous individuals with varied locations reported larcenies and offenses on Monday through Tuesday with several second-offense cases.
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Walker
Hawkin Stop & Shop
Corner Tavern
Walker Bowling Alley
Ron Scheffert
Old River Rd
Ely
Kum & Go
C St
Tuscany Grill
First Ave. SE
Darcy Smejkal
13Th Ave
Drunken driving arrests listed with times and places
The notice lists six individuals charged with drunken driving with their ages addresses and arrest times. Leroy Wright 31 208 12th St SE 7 38 p m in the 3000 block of F Avenue NW Jeffrey James 23 2327 C Ave NE 11 44 p m on Interstate 380 Cedar Rapids James Murad 40 Sioux City 12 51 a m Saturday 300 block of Sixth Street SW Stephen Jones 30 411 26th St SE 1 25 a m Saturday at First Avenue and F Kenneth Sheridan 19 1216 N St SW 1 27 a m Saturday in Robins Edward Morris 26 1332 C St SW
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Boyson Road
Richard Becker
Edgewood Rd
Edgewood Road
Susan Drive
Betty Simpson
Westover Rd
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
Duane Long
Emmons St
Hiawatha
First Avenue Bridge
Gary Malone
Phoenix
Ariz
Highway 151
Daniel Appleger
Sigourney
Bowling Street
Jackie Brown
Anamosa
Highway 30
Country Club Drive
Mount Vernon
Rebecca Finn
11Th St
12Th Street
Jimmy Kemmerling
First Ave
Marion
Mount Vernon Road
James Sprague
Worthington Dr
C Street
Paul Reynolds
Second St
16Th Avenue
L Street
Steven Bean
Lincoln
Leroy Wright
12Th St. SE
F Avenue NW
Jeffrey James
C Ave
Cedar Rapids
James Murad
Sioux City
Stephen Jones
26Th St
First Avenue
Kenneth Sheridan
N St
Robins
Edward Morris
C St
Fire Calls Summary From Weekend and Monday
Fire and rescue logs show multiple incidents. Notable entries include rekindled fires at 618 Sixth Ave SE and alarms malfunctioning at several locations such as 1201 Blairs Ferry Rd NE and 920 Shaver Rd NE. Medical and mechanical emergencies appear at 909 28th St SE and 3326 Center Point Rd NE along with a blown fuse at 2743 J St SW.
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Second Ave
Blairs Ferry Rd
Sixth Ave
J St
28Th St
Center Point Rd
Edgewood Road
42Nd St
14Th St
Shaver Rd
HACAP pitches Cedar Rapids homeless shelter funding
Don Maniccia of HACAP urged the Cedar Rapids City Council to allocate 150000 to convert HACAPs 320 11th Ave SE building into a shelter and office center for homeless services. The plan hinges on rezoning approval and possible further aid totaling about 1 million, with local matching required for federal funds.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Maniccia
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
11Th Ave
Manicola
Luther College to study enrollment cap or growth policy
Luther College Board of Regents ordered an ad hoc committee to study whether to cap enrollment or pursue growth. Current enrollment about 2,200 with record growth this year. 99 percent in resident halls. Committee to report preliminarily in February.
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Luther Orders
Cap
Decorah
Luther College Board of Regents
Liberal Arts College
Luther
Kalona Name Segment on PM Magazine Dec 2 Channel 6
PM Magazine features Kalona in a segment titled Whats in a Name airing Wednesday December 2 on KWQC Channel 6 Davenport at about 5 20 PM The 34 minute piece includes Kalona mailboxes the postmaster and locals with common names explaining local identity Producer Jeff Simon called the results pleasing and the national office called the show very cute The crew filmed July 19 20 with earlier plans to air later
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KWQC
Channel 6
Davenport
Kalona
Millers
Yoders
Bill Rafferty
Jeff Simon
Afghani to Speak at Grinnell About Afghan War
Waleed Afghani, Afghan resistance leader, will present a lecture and slide show on the Afghan war at Grinnell College. The 4 15 p m program, open to the public, will be held in Room 2001 or the Hall of Science and is sponsored by Grinnell groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Waleed Afghani
Afghanistan
Grinnell College
Kabul
Afgahni
University of the District of Columbia
United States
Grinnell’s
International Student Organization
Rosenfield Program In
Committee For A Free
Weather line instruction note
Local forecast hotline details provide numbers for city line weather updates including the 363 7000 line. The prompt directs callers to use CITYLINE for forecasts at that contact.
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DowPhone
Call Cityline
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NIXON
Paul Otteson
Otteson
C.R. Man
the Liquor Store Inc
Mount Vernon Rd
Pet
Lindale Mall
Iowa City
Muscatine Road
Hal Schaefer
H. George Anderson
Mary Zielinski
Gazette
PM Magazine
Nation
Wodf
Kodak
Bate
Kmart
Pri
Kmart & Kodak
ODF
Mfr
Mfr's
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