Cedar Rapids school candidates push budget watch and merit pay
Dan Rogers at large candidate urged careful scrutiny of the school budget due to dwindling state funds and enrollment decline. Ron Moore proposed a new lead teacher role to boost curriculum and pay. Norm Hanson, backed by IBEW Local 1362, criticized merit pay and urged performance based salaries with reforms. The comments came at events with the Cedar Rapids Executive Association and Metro Kiwanis.
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District 4
Ron Moore
Executive Association
Moore
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Norm Hanson
Cedar Rapids
IBEW
Norm Sterzenbach
Hanson
Metro Kiwanis
Embassy Club
National Commission On Excellence In Education
Cedar Rapids aide named vice chair of state intergovernmental panel
Tom Aller, executive assistant to the Cedar Rapids City Council, was elected vice chairman of the Iowa Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Gov. Branstad appointed him to the 21 member panel. Maggie Tinsman was elected chairman in Des Moines. The commission includes city county state officials and school board members. It studies cross jurisdiction issues and reviews how legislation affects all levels of government. It has urged greater local fund return, cooperative purchasing, and is now examining public tort liability and Iowa property tax.
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Tom Aller
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Advisory Commission
Aller
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Mount Mercy Alumni Dinner Cruise Planned on Spirit of Dubuque
Mount Mercy Alumni Association schedules a Sept 17 chartered bus trip to Dubuque for a 6 p.m. Spirit of Dubuque cruise with a prime rib dinner and dancing. The 377 passenger sternwheeler returns to Mount Mercy around 10 p.m. Tickets cost 25 dollars and are limited. reservations through the alumni office.
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Mount Mercy Alumni Association
Spirit of
Mount Mercy
Settlement reached in Cedar Rapids sledding accident suit
A Linn District Court settlement awards $19,000 to Ronald R. Waller and his daughter Kelly Ann Waller for medical expenses and loss of companionship from the state of Iowa and McAninch Corp. The 13 year old was injured January 11, 1981, by a debris impalement on a hill near the 1 380 overpass. Attorneys to receive one third of the award.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Ronald R. Waller
State of Iowa
McAninch Corp. Construction Company
Kelly Ann Waller
Waller
42Nd Street
Nine Linn County drivers charged in drunken driving sweep
Nine people were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County over Thursday and Friday. Names include Timothy Clements 25 of Center Point Road NE and Richard Lynott 28 of 16th St SE with additional counts such as speeding, driving left of center, headlights violations, and license suspensions. One suspect Timothy Unscheid 25 of Greenville faces a third offense and another, Michael Hatfield 35 of Marion, was cited for speeding. All arrests occurred in various Linn County blocks and intersections.
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Linn County
Timothy H. Clements
Center Point Road
32Nd Street
Richard E. Lynott
16Th St
18Th Street
Allan W. Waddell
16Th Ave
18Th Avenue
Stephen L. Eaton
Wichita
Kan
Mount Vernon Road
Matthew E. Carlton
Ellis Blvd
Second Street
Steven D. Forkner
Alburnett
Council Street
Northbrook Drive
Penny A. Stambaugh
Highland Drive
Second Avenue
Stambaugh
Timothy R. Unscheid
Greenville
Iowa
G Avenue NW
Michael R. Hatfield
West Eighth Ave
Marion
First Avenue East
Cedar Rapids incumbents file for city council terms
Three Cedar Rapids City Council incumbents obtained nomination papers Friday for another two-year term. Mayor Donald Canney and commissioners Floyd Bergen and Murdock each filed, ages 52 53 and 51 respectively, aiming for multiple terms as filing opens Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Fleetwood Road
Public Safety
Floyd Bergen
Towne House Drive
Wayne Murdock
Waveland Drive
Canney
Bergen
Murdock
Parks
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Old River Road
C Street
C.R. School Campaign
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Dan Rogers
Cedar Rapids Executive Association
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Maggie Tinsman
Scott County
Jim Lynch
Lynch
Inner Space
Sealy
Iowa City
Klinger Brand
Olympic
Cabot
Hee
Fifth Avenue
Geneva
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David Brooks
Lindale Mall
Westdale Mall
Petersen
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