Cedar Rapids seeks state flood protection funds for river barrier
Mayor Ron Corbett says Cedar Rapids will be first to tap a new Iowa flood protection fund. The city council will vote to divert about a year of 1 percent local-option sales tax revenue to serve as local matching funds. The goal is 14 to 15 million dollars locally to pair with state funds for federal flood-protection work on the Cedar River.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Ron Corbett
Corbett
Army Corps of Engineers
Cedar River
Congress
Iowa Power Fund progress falls short of promise
The Iowa Power Fund, pitched as a $100 million program for ethanol wind and energy tech, has spent little of its money five years after creation. Lawmakers redirected about 30 percent of funds, with few breakthroughs and several projects struggling to secure capital and move forward.
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Ryan J. Foley
Associated Press
Chet Culver
Iowa
Culver
Iowa Power Fund
Silicon Prairie
Midwest
Senior centers show funding gap between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
The Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center draws nearly $600,000 from the city to support an $868,302 budget with dance, book groups, films and tech classes. In Cedar Rapids the Witwer Center operates with no regular public funding and closes early. Myrt Bowers notes the contrast as the Witwer Center’s senior program labels shift away from public sponsorship. A sushi class at the Iowa City center features Yume Hidaka guiding participants through rolling techniques.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette de
Iowa City
Johnson County Senior Center
Cedar Rapids
Witwer Center
Myrt Bowers
Johnson County
Witwer
Judy Buline
Yume Hidaka
University of Iowa
Cliff Jette
Gazette
Sharon Stubbs
Coralville
Mary Dusterhoff
Simone Delaty
Wellman
New trend promposals boost school invitations
A Collierville High School show featured teacher Keith Salter and student Joe Nelson as prom proposal antics unfold. The article notes teens increasingly stage elaborate prom asks with flash mobs and banners, with businesses charging hundreds for air and video promote moments.
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Ema Millie
Collierville High School
Collierville
Tenn
Keith Salter
Joe
Salter
New York
Myrtle Beach
D.C
Tampa
Fla
Rebecca Leet
Joe Nelson
Rebecca
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