Judge to decide if student will be tried as an adult
Cedar Rapids Washington High School athlete Lydale Waller and 17 year old Rashon Dawson face adult court charges of second degree sexual abuse involving an 11 year old. The judge will rule later on moving the cases to juvenile court with witnesses saying Waller is well behaved and community minded while probation and defense urge juvenile jurisdiction for treatment.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Lydale Waller
William Thomas
Waller
Rashon Dawson
Thomas
Dawson
Lloyd E. Smith
Smith
Eldora
Four Oaks
Fae Hoover- Grinde
Russ Keast
Linn County
Keast
Ralph Plagman
Rick Williams
Williams
Tom Kummer
Kummer
Frank Gersh
Iowa City
Gersh
Afternoon Delights promotes Cedar Rapids area attractions
Cedar Rapids area attractions showcased at the Afternoon Delights event at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. Exhibitors included Brucemore, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Cedar Rapids Symphony, History Center, Theatre Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Science Station and Marion city officials. Attendees card-stamped booths for a prize drawing while organizers hope for future sessions.
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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Alice Anderson
Cedar Rapids Area
Anderson
Brucemore
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Cedar Rapids Symphony
History Center
Theatre
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Science Station
City of Marion
Linn County Budget Keeps Tax Rate, Limits Growth
Linn County will not raise tax rates for fiscal 1999 and permits department budgets to grow by 4 percent after capping at 3 percent last year. Valuations rise to about 6 billion, up from 5.5 billion, with reassessments boosting gains. Residential property tax rate drops to 54.91 percent from 58.83. Budget hearing set for March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Administrative Office Building board room.
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Jindrich
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
First St. SW
Veneto region to become Iowa's eighth sister state
Iowa will add Veneto region of northern Italy to its sister state program. The agreement was announced by Sarah Lander at a Cedar Rapids Rotary Club meeting. Papers finalize on December 12 in Italy. The program promotes cultural and economic exchanges across agriculture business education and sport.
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Iowa
Sarah Lander
Cedar Rapids
Veneto
Cherkassy Oblast
Ukraine
Hebei Province
China
Stavropol Krai
Russia
Taiwan
Terengganu
St. Pius wins fourth straight state junior high mock title
St. Pius eighth graders captured the state junior high mock trial championship for the fourth year in a row, beating Johnston Middle School in Des Moines. The team, coached by Jim Etting, argued both sides of a Cedar Rapids worker case and advances from five rounds at Drake University.
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St. Pius
Johnston Middle School
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Drake University
Jim Etting
CityLine Daily Notebook on public school standards debate
TELUS survey prompt asks which government should set public school standards. Respondents weigh Federal State or Local authority in a non-scientific poll. Previous day asked about a land mine ban with 77 percent yes and 23 percent no.
Your Two Cents Online Forum Discusses Cruelty and Crime
Discussion prompts on Fyowa.com ask if cruelty to animals should be priced. They question stricter action against illegal aliens and probe the job status of Cyclone football coach Dan McCarney.
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Fylowa
City calendar notes and local notices page listing events
Today and Wednesday schedules include Cedar Rapids City Council and Linn County meetings plus recycling and public hospital clinic hours. Christmas festival, concerts, and local notices list births, obituaries, and police releases with drunken driving charges across Linn County and Marion.
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