Cedar Rapids Leaders and Local Highlights Highlight Community Ties
Mayor Joel Miller engages Cedar Rapids policy forums and council meetings to shape local issues. Brenda Frese led Maryland to the NCAA women's basketball title before a 18 000 plus Boston Garden crowd. 1000 Friends of Iowa honors two Cedar Rapids area projects for smart growth. The sixth Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival boosted regional arts presence at Collins Road Theatres.
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METRO
Robins
Joel Miller
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Brenda Frese
Maryland
Frese
Boston Garden Arena
Duke
1000 Friends of Iowa
Beauty Bank
Central City
Watertower Place
City council wrangles lake donation over 3 million rehab cost
Cedar Rapids officials say a lake donated by Martin Marietta for the defunct Cedar Bend plan needs about 3 million dollars to be usable for recreation. The new administration backs shelving the site, leaving residents unsure about access for fishing and other recreation.
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Cedar Rapids
Martin Marietta
Cedar Bend
C Street
Linn County
Letter questions Muslim Society on culture and terrorism ties
A reader questions the Muslim American Society’s stance on culture and religion amid fears of terrorism. They urge the group to provide clear statements from an imam about tolerance and nonviolence and to prove support for a civilized culture aligned with the Constitution and law.
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God
Support the troops by ensuring proper equipment and care
The letter argues true support means better weapons, protection, pay, and veteran care, not slogans. It accuses supporters of misusing the term to attack critics of Bush and Rumsfeld. George Bertram of Cedar Rapids and a conservation board dispute a highway through a preserve, with developers pressing the project.
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Bush
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
George Bertram
Cedar Rapids
Conservation Board
Canned tans dominate fashion illusion and vanity
A critic argues canned or spray tans shape style despite health risks and moral questions. The piece traces tanning from sun worship to modern fakery, praising freckles while condemning real and fake tans as deceptive artifice and a costly illusion.
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McMansion
Steven Spielberg
Charlize Theron
Coco Chanel
Tyvek
Protect natural areas by not voting for highway
The Linn County Conservation Board weighs Highway 100 amid concerns over prairie lands and the Rock Island Preserve. Members argue protecting natural areas conflicts with road expansion as acres shrink under development.
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Linn County
Rock Island
Dochterman
Conservation Board
Iowa teachers deserve pay raises now says Carolyn Schmidt
Iowa residents urge legislators to raise teacher salaries citing declines to 41st in the nation and budget cuts. The appeal highlights Iowa schools as a historic asset and notes competing states like Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois offering higher support to educators.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Carolyn Schmidt
Cedar Rapids
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