Timeless Tavern

June 26, 2019 | Johnna Kerres

Since the beginning of our society, few things have remained the same. The way we talk, dress, travel and work all look drastically different than they did 100 years ago. But there is one thing that has been a mainstay and it comes in the form of an open room with a tall countertop, serving…

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Addy Awards

June 24, 2019 | Johnna Kerres

You can’t blame students from Clinton Community College’s (CCC) Graphic Arts Technology program for feeling as if they were on the red carpets of Hollywood as they attended the annual American Advertising Awards gala in Cedar Rapids this spring.

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Home brewed

February 11, 2019 | Johnna Kerres

By day, Clinton Community College (CCC) Instructor Ryan Welch teaches students the ins and outs of biology, plant biology and environmental science. By night, he takes that knowledge and applies it to his favorite pastime: craft brewing. The two, he said, really go hand in hand and can often provide inspiration for teaching. “It relates…

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Training sparks a new life

February 7, 2019 | Johnna Kerres

In the Scott Community College (SCC) welding lab, sparks fly overhead as an instructor strikes an arc, cutting into a thick piece of metal. Within a few minutes the red and blue flashes of flame and light subside. The instructor lifts their helmet to inspect the work, revealing long brown hair underneath. For some, the…

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Higher learning for a higher cause

February 7, 2019 | Johnna Kerres

Sometimes a chance meeting is all someone needs to change their life. For Claudy Pierre-Charles, that moment came during a shared coke on a Haitian beach. From that single conversation blossomed an opportunity the second-year Scott Community College Auto Tech student never could have imagined. “It sounds a little crazy, even watching movies or TV,…

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Finishing what I started

November 12, 2018 | Johnna Kerres

In between working 48 plus hours a week at Exelon and fulfilling his role as dad and husband to his wife and two daughters, Marvin Christiansen spends his free time at the Blong Technology Center working toward an Associate’s Degree in Engineering Technology. While maintaining the grueling schedule isn’t easy, Christiansen is no stranger to…

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From tragedy to tears of joy

November 12, 2018 | alaneastern

A little self-belief can go a long way. At least that’s the way Jennifer Zamora sees it. “One of our greatest battles is within our own minds. Try to change the way you think about yourself, you’re wrong if you think you’re not good enough.” Zamora, a recent Muscatine Community College graduate, knows a thing…

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Light the Lights

July 20, 2018 | Johnna Kerres

Even in the quietest of places, the world is still full of noise. The stroke of a keyboard, whistle of a bird, or soft pitter-patter of footsteps, are all sounds that make their way into our daily lives without so much as an afterthought. Now imagine a place where those very sounds can mean the…

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Life Outside My Bubble

July 20, 2018 | Johnna Kerres

For Tara Wellman, being both in front of and behind the camera has become second nature. The ‘08 Scott Community College graduate and freelance television professional has done everything from host a local Mediacom Cable show called Inside Sports to produce ice skating coverage for NBC during the last two Winter Olympics. “It’s mind blowing,”…

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