At the end of the Fall 2020 semester, Kirkwood Community College will bid farewell to Dr. Bill Lamb, vice president of Academic Affairs. Lamb will retire after 13 years at the college but said he will continue teaching English Literature and composition classes. In regard to his time [Continue Reading »]
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U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency upon the sudden spread of SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, on March 13, 2020, which first appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Throughout quarantine, there have been multiple ups and downs in regard to public safety, such as the debate over re-opening businesses [Continue Reading »]
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Nationwide the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, in on the rise again. Locally, 81 counties in Iowa have a positivity rate of over 15% per 1000 capita. At the Anamosa state prison there are nearly 500 cases within the inmate population and more then 50 within the [Continue Reading »]
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COVID-19 has hit many families hard. With added stress of the August Derecho many people are struggling. We compiled a list of food pantries and homeless shelters in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City areas. Many accept clothes as well as non-perishable food items as donations. There may be others [Continue Reading »]
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According to the Kirkwood Community College website, the Kirkwood Student Center renovation is still underway, as is also apparent by the construction equipment and crew outside. Due to the decreased number of students on campus this semester, some say the construction has not caused an inconvenience. David Reese, [Continue Reading »]
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FEDERAL (Iowa only) Presidential Pres. Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence 896,294 Former Vice Pres. Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D Harris 757,588 United States Senator Joni Ernst 863,677 Theresa Greenfield 763,324 United States Rep District 1 Ashley [Continue Reading »]
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The August 2020, derecho, an extreme weather event that effected southwestern areas of Ontario, Canada, and most of the Midwest of the United States, including the Dakotas, Iowa, Illinois and Ohio, is now considered the costliest thunder storm in U.S. history. Iowa and the Cedar Rapids area were especially hard hit and many residents [Continue Reading »]
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The California wildfires have burned more than 4.1 million acers of land, damaged or destroyed over 9,000 structures and tragically a confirmed 31 people have been killed, according to fire.ca.gov. One of the largest fires has been burning since Aug. 16. It has burned more than a million [Continue Reading »]
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More than 20 colleges across the U.S. have canceled spring break in hopes of lessening the number of on-campus outbreaks of COVID-19. The list of colleges that have canceled spring break include the University of Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State and now Kirkwood Community College has followed suit. [Continue Reading »]
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Fall is here, it’s sweater weather and there is pumpkin spice everything. There are so many fun activities every fall from trips to haunted attractions like Scream Acres and Circle of Ash to going to pumpkin patches and orchards. This year, however, things are quite a bit different. [Continue Reading »]
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