Downtown Cedar Rapids rebuilds reshape cityscape after flood
The Gazette outlines cranes and barriers as major post flood projects push forward in Cedar Rapids. Key plans include the U S Federal Courthouse Central Fire Station Convention Events Center main public library and amphitheater plus the Paramount Theatre restoration. Public and private investment nears 1 billion locally and 1 5 billion regionally with more projects planned in five to seven years.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. Federal
Public Works
Paramount Theatre
NewBo City Market
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Medical Pavilion
Hall-Perrine Cancer Center
Theatre
TrueNorth
Dan Thies
OPN
Coralville
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Thies
A Presidential Vision of Americas Role and Opportunity
A reader pleads for a candidate to praise America’s global aid record during disasters and its civic unity. The letter extols aid by government and NGOs, celebrates freedom and courage, and asserts equal opportunity amid risks and hardships. It is followed by a reader critique of a Lenore Skenazy article mocking mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Frederick Steinbron
Jesup
Lenore Skenazy
Gazette
NASA Budget Crisis Prompts Public Call for Space Funding
The Penny4NASA campaign urges increased federal support for space science, arguing NASA receives about 0.4 percent of the federal budget and is underfunded to achieve moon, Mars, and other missions. It likens funding to the bank bailout and highlights NASA achievements and potential technologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Moon
Mars
Hubble Space Telescope
International Space Station
Kepler Observatory
Rural Iowa calls for renewed funding of domestic violence programs
A call to action outlines the heavy costs of domestic violence and sexual assault in rural Iowa. It cites CDC data on intimate partner sexual violence, notes funding cuts under Branstad and a 6 to 10 percent decline, and urges support for VAWA reauthorization and increased state funding. Michael Shaw of Waypoint Services adds on-the-ground perspective from Cedar Rapids.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Congress
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Iowa House
Noaadan Berets Sasloy
Waypoint
Linn
Benton
Jones
Jones and
Timna
VAWA
Michael Shaw
Waypoint Services
Cedar Rapids
Michael
Waypointservices
Iowa Public Information Board passes House in open meetings reform
A columnist notes the Iowa House approved creation of an Iowa Public Information Board with power to investigate complaints and levy penalties for open records violations. It would train officials to prevent breaches though the Senate and governor must still act. The piece calls for broader sunshine and critiques remaining gaps in school meeting openness.
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Iowa
House
Iowa Public Information Board
Senate
Terry Branstad
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