Cedar Rapids Firefighters Push 20 Percent Pay Hike
Cedar Rapids firefighters filed for a 20 percent across-the-board pay rise plus a cost-of-living clause starting July 1. They seek a 40-hour workweek, a minimum of 35 on duty, and 25 changes including added holidays, three weeks vacation after five years and more extensive health and life benefits. The union notes wage low vs cost of living and overtime gaps, with next bargaining session set for Oct. 3.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Futtral
International Association of Fire Fighters
Fire Department
Futtral
Lloyd Bean
Iowa
Secret of yo-yo skill earns third in a million
Danny Klemish, 13, of Mallory Street, received a $250 savings bond at a City Council meeting after being named third best yo-yoist in the nation at the Duncan Yo-Yo contest finals in Gurnee Illinois in July 2021. He represented Jones Park playground, practiced about three hours daily for nine months, and plans to return next year aiming to become one in a million.
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Mighty
Danny Klemish
Mallory St
Danny
Don Canney
Jones Park
Gurnee
Duncan
Dan
Learning Disabilities Talk At Cedar Rapids Meeting
Mildred Wood of Des Moines, state president of the Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, will address Cedar Rapids on Thursday at 7 15 p.m. at Brenton Bank, speaking on the rights of teachers, parents and children. Public notices cover local events and fundraising.
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Mildred Wood
Des Moines
Association For Children With Learning Disabilities
Cedar Rapids
Brenton Bank
Busnapper Schoenfeld Denied Parole in Chowchilla Kidnapping
SAN FRANCISCO AP The state Community Release Board denied parole for Richard Schoenfeld one of three men convicted in the kidnapping of a busload of Chowchilla school children. Prior planning and Schoenfelds active role in the abduction were cited.
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San Francisco
State Community Release Board
Richard Schoenfeld
Chowchilla
Schoenfeld
Cedar Rapids approves haunted house for MS Society event
Cedar Rapids City Council approved a haunted house plan by the Multiple Sclerosis Society at 600 Second St. SW for Oct 11 to 31 after parking and safety conditions were addressed. Elderly residents opposed late hours and noise, but a compromise to close earlier and add safety measures was accepted. Other groups seek similar fundraisers in Town and Country Shopping Center and a house at 1002 Ninth Ave SE for Oct 19 to Nov 3. decisions pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Moore
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Diana Campbell
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Youth For Christ
Campus Life
KCRG
Town and Country
Hawkeye
The
March of Dimes
Ninth Ave
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Mary Moppets
Town Road
Roy Clark
Cattle Congress
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Linn Sheriff's Deputies
Linn County
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Armstrong’s Fur Salon
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