Students speak up for racial justice in March on Washington in Cedar Rapids
JaeCis Wright, a Washington High School student (left), walks Friday alongside Regis Middle School student Deronte Strong as they lead a “March on Washington” in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Washington High School student JaeCis Wright leads a march of students Friday in Cedar Rapids honoring the famous 1963 March on Washington in the nation’s capital. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Franklin Middle School student Montreal Cunningham leads chants with fellow students Friday in a “March on Washington” in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Regis Middle School student Deronte Strong gives a short speech to fellow students Friday outside the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Cedar Rapids. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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West Hills Neighborhood Association residents and two city councilors teamed up Thursday on a remote discussion of southwest Corvallis issues.
Jan Napack (Ward 1) and Gabe Shepherd (Ward 4) answered questions from community members for 150 minutes, with infrastructure and development concerns dominating the discussion.
Narrow and hilly West Hills Road, which slices west when Western Boulevard veers southwest to merge with Highway 34, came in for the harshest criticism. Residents say the road is failing now and yet numerous new developments have been proposed for the area.
âThis has to be addressed,â said Jon Polansky. âItâs the elephant in the room. We need to see some answers.â
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ALPENA Next week, the Association of Lifelong Learners has a packed schedule with something for everyone.
Currently all programs are via Zoom livestream only. These programs are open to the public. Just send an email to ALL@Alpenacc.edu to receive Zoom connection information.
Monday, March 1
Searching for invasive amphipods, killer shrimp and demon shrimp will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 1.
Every summer the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alpena field office collects samples that are examined for organisms, some barely visible to the naked eye, that could impact game fish species. During the winter months hours of microscope observations are conducted to search for killer shrimp, demon shrimp, and other aquatic invasive macroinvertebrates.