Former Cedar Rapids Washington Teacher Pleaded Guilty of Having Sex with Student in Parking Lot: Cedar Rapids and Marion Headlines, March 18

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A former Cedar Rapids Washington teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with a student in the school parking lot. (The Gazette)

Mike Wiser of the Gazette writes that the school year may be changed from a required 180 school days to a required 1080 school hours per year.

Some nice photos from the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Cedar Rapids. (The Gazette)

George Ford of the Gazette writes that Iowa's unemployment rate stayed mostly the same holding steady at 5 percent in November to December of last year.

Scott Dochterman of the Gazette writes that Indiana State coach Greg Lansing has mixed feelings about facing his former team the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NIT. Mike Hlas of the Gazette notes that Iowa didn't get much respect from the NIT Selection Committee.

Ben Jacobsen, coach of UNI, isn't pleased about being left out of the NIT. (The Gazette)

Good news! An Iowa Senator who underwent heart bypass surgery in February has already returned to the floor.

Here's a letter to the Gazette that suggests drones be used to break up ice dams on the Cedar River. 

A Northeast Iowa man pleaded guilty to creating fabricated elevator grain tickets. In proof that I'm not quite a pure Iowan, I'm not quite sure what he pleaded guilty of. (KGAN)