Demand for career and technical education classes is “through the roof,” but inadequate infrastructure forces teachers to turn students away at Cedar Rapids schools.
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Demand for career and technical education classes is “through the roof,” but inadequate infrastructure forces teachers to turn students away at Cedar Rapids schools.
More than 43 million Americans rely on private wells. But in most cases, residents are free to use outdated wells without having them tested or inspected. The practice is common despite concern about runoff from farms and industrial sites, plus cancer-causing minerals that can taint groundwater.
Also, Linn County supervisors award $50,000 in community attraction grants
The former county home in rural Scotch Grove attracts paranormal investigators and curious Iowans for visits.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) —
District officials answered additional questions following Gazette forum
Eleven recipients of the World Food Prize called on governments around the world to increase food aid and agricultural assistance to people struggling with hunger and malnutrition. The laureates pointed to the growing risks as war and violent conflicts spread.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54.
A look back at the top news stories from the week of Oct. 22
Black individuals make up only 4 percent of Iowa’s population but are 25 percent of the prisons populations, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. Black people are sent to prisons at a rate of 9.1 times higher than whites, the data shows.
The path Kristie Fisher took from student at Prairie High School in the 1980s to president of Kirkwood Community College today was a lot longer and more winding than the two miles of physical distance that separate the schools on the south end of Cedar Rapids.
As Nov. 7 city and school elections approach, there are eight Corridor communities with more seats on the ballot than there are candidates who’ve filed papers to run for the seat. Leadership programs and promoting volunteer efforts may help build a base of future council members.
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