Linn-Mar Moves to Ease Kindergarten Crowding at Wilkins
Linn-Mar administrators report steps to curb class sizes after parents raised concerns at Wilkins Elementary. Special time for two kindergarten classrooms will total nearly two full-time associates, with plans to review staffing for next year and extend support to Indian Creek and Westfield. The district also maintains a 10.7 percent solvency ratio for 2000-01 and plans a long range committee for outdoor facilities.
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Marion — Linn-Mar
Joe
Pacha
Wilkins
Indian Creek
Sarah Turner
Addi
Tional
Dave Nicholson
Iowa dealers report cautious March rebound in demand
Auto and retail buyers show renewed interest after a tough week following a terrorist attack. Ford and other brands offer incentives while some segments like trucks lag. Seasonal cooling and winter weather temper sales but prospects look better as low rates and ahead planning support purchases.
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Petersen
Zimmerman Ford
Cedar Rapids
Pat Sheeley
Sheeley
Iowa
Ketelsen
Sun Belt
Karen Zeman
Don’s
Honda
Iowa City
Man dies after fall from Bellevue bed and breakfast porch
James Juhl 60 died from head injuries after falling from the Mont Rest Bed and Breakfast porch in Bellevue while attending a murder mystery. He was taken to Mercy in Dubuque and airlifted to University Hospitals Iowa City where he died Sunday. The porch lacked a railing and no accident factors beyond loss of balance were reported. Services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Independence.
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Wareue
Northeast
Iowa
Bureau
Independence
Bellevue
James Juhl
Mont Rest
Chris Zraick
Juhl
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Zraick
Bev
Parkersburg man dies in one car crash near Waverly
Trenton Van Lengen 21 of Parkersburg died from injuries after a late Sunday accident on Business Highway 218 on the north edge of Waverly. He lost control and struck a guardrail at 11:58 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Passenger James Neuhaus 20 of Shell Rock was treated and released from Waverly Municipal Hospital.
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van Lengen
Waverly
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
James Neuhaus
Shell Rock
Waverly Municipal Hospital
Polling Places for Local Option Sales Tax Election
Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 21 listed sites including Bertram United Methodist Church Bertram Prairieburg St Joseph Parish Hall and Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Fairfield Fairfax Palo Lisbon Walker Coggon Mt. Vernon Marion Toddville Ely Troy Mills Center Point and Fairfax Public Library plus two duplicate entries for Fairfax and Walker locations.
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Bertram Township
Bertram United Methodist Church
Angle St
Bertram
Boulder Township
St. Joseph Parish
West Ave
Prairieburg
Brown Township
Springville
Broadway St
Buffalo Township
Camp Wakonda
Boy Scout
Central City
Clinton Township
Stoney Point Ymca
Stoney Point Rd
Cedar Rapids
College Township
Prairie High School
76Th Ave
Fairfax Township
Fairfax Public Library
Vanderbilt St
Fairfax
Fayette Township
Palo
1St St
Franklin Township
Lisbon
Washington St
E. Main St
Coggon
Linn Township
Linn Grove Presbyterian Church
Linn Grove Rd
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Linn-Mar Christ Community Church
Albumett Rd
Marion Township
Squaw Creek
Starry
S. 15Th St
Maine
Falcon Civic
4Th St
Monroe Township
Community of Christ Church
Blairs Ferry Rd
Hiawatha
Toddville
Otter Creek
Albumett
Putnam Township
Ely
Rowley St
Spring Grove
North Linn High School
Lynx Dr
Troy Mills
Washington Township
UL Hall
Main St
Center Point
Sierra Club backs four Cedar Rapids council seats in bid to stop Highway 100
The Cedar-Wapsie Group of the Iowa Sierra Club endorsed four of five City Council candidates while opposing the Highway 100 extension. Incumbents received no endorsements, as the group prioritizes halting the project. Endorsed: Mayor Jon Volz, Finance Commissioner Ken Childress, Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner, Streets Commissioner Terry Himes. Public Safety Commissioner race endorsed no one due to similar environmental stances. In a separate Cedar Rapids note, former VP Al Gore endorsed Mayor Lee Clancey for a second term during a Des Moines Jefferson Jackson Day event, praising her leadership.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar-Wapsie
Iowa
Sierra Club
Highway 100
Edgewood Road
Highway 30
Sierra Group
Jon Volz
First Ave
Ken Childress
Zelda Dr
al Gore
Lee Clancey
Iowa Democratic Party
Jefferson Jackson
Des Moines
Gore
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Linn-Mar
By Kevin Kane
Westfield Elementaries
Gazette
Buzz Orr
Orlan
Alltrista Corp
Triangle Plastics of Independence
Winthrop
Triangle
Ivan Cole
Cole
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Independence
Orlan Love
Orlanl
Fyiowa
Parkersburg
East
the Gazette
Eagle
Grant Township
Walker
Park St
Jackson Township
Coggon City
Walford
Walker — Walker Fire Station
Campaign Almanac
Wade Wagner
Pinehurst Dr
Terry Himes
Bever Ave
East Post Road SE
Mount Vernon Road
Clancey
George W. Bush
The
LCJO
Down Beat
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis
Thelonious Monk
Charles Mingus
Diz
Jelly Roll Morton
Uiowa.edu
Havcne
Philip Morris Companies Inc
Iowa State Bank & Trust Company
NK Vany
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