Iowa teachers convicted in sex abuse cases across Linn and Cedar Rapids
Michael Garoutte a Linn-Mar technology teacher 48 pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court in March and received up to 10 years in prison after being charged with third degree sexual abuse involving a 15 year old student at Linn-Mar Middle School. David Simmons former Cedar Rapids Jefferson High teacher 31 was found guilty April 20 on two counts of third degree sexual abuse and given up to 20 years for sex acts with a 14 year old between late 1999 and a 15 year old girl from 1998 to 1999. Daniel Colsch Mount Vernon High School ex teacher was sentenced in August to 30 days in jail and two years probation after admitting to sending obscene material to a 15 year old female student online.
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Michael Garoutte
Linn County
Garoutte
Marion
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
David Simmons
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon High School
Daniel Colsch
Colsch
Teachers face consequences after student abuse cases
The article reports on three teachers who lost their careers after abusive relationships with students. Vander Sanden notes judges take crimes against children seriously and Cedar Rapids leaders urge stern sentences. Washington High and UNI programs stress moral duties for future educators.
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van der Sanden
Vander Sanden
Cedar Rapids
Lew Finch
Finch
Plagman
Washington High School
UNI
Carson
Gaza Jerusalem clashes deepen as peace prospects fade
Across Jenin to the Mount of Olives, Palestinian youths fought Israeli forces with rocks slingshots and firebombs while both sides exchanged blame over Friday to Saturday violence. At least 12 Palestinians were killed and 523 injured, with 11 Israeli soldiers wounded.
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Ehud Barak
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Barak
Israel
Shaul Mofaz
Palestinian Authority
Nabil Shaath
Jerusalem
Jenin
West Bank
Mount of Olives
Khan Yunis
Riad Zanoun
Netzarim
Gaza
Nablus
Mohammed Aldura
Jamal
Mohammed
Nissen and Trampolining Reach Olympic Status in Sydney
The tale tracks Igor Nissen and his Cedar Rapids startup from World War II disruptions to introducing trampolining worldwide. He helped launch the sport in the United States and later saw Russian athletes win both Sydney golds as Americans failed to medal.
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Sydney
Nissen
Navy
University of Iowa
United States
Moscow
Pyramid
Egypt
Los Angeles Embraces Becoming a Union Town
Activists actors postal workers and teachers join bus drivers on the sidewalks to press transit officials toward a settlement as Los Angeles shifts toward a union town. Labor leaders cite 92 000 organized workers and renewed strikes across hospitals jails welfare offices and schools.
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Los Angeles
Miguel Contreras
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Los Angeles County
Afl-Cio
Los Angeles Unified School
Contreras
Mike Garcia
Kent Wong
University of California, Los Angeles Center For Labor Research and Education
Wong
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