Cedar Rapids Gateways May Get 1 Percent Art Funding
City Council eyed using 1 percent of major project costs for art and beautification at Cedar Rapids gateways to welcome visitors. They stress funds should enhance residents' quality of life and not divert art from other public spaces amid library, fire station, and Event Center renovations.
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Cedar Rapids
Gateway
Cedar
Interstate 380
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 30
Don Karr
C.R
First Street
Letters warn against dependency and political vows
A collection of reader letters argues the U S is sliding toward a dependent society under redistribution programs, praising self reliance and criticizing taxes. Multiple Iowa voices urge voting for Branstad Reynolds Grassley and discuss local Cedar Rapids issues and Civic improvement proposals.
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Berlin Wall
Reader's Digest
Russia
United States
Great Society
Congress
Mount Trashmore Preservation Victory and Debris Plan
Mount Trashmore will be preserved and cultivated as a major tourist site. The city will stop accepting debris containing asbestos and will route such waste to Milan, Illinois. Harold O. Skripsky Cedar Rapids expresses pride and urges continued effort.
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Mount Trashmore
Milan
Ill
Harold O. Skripsky
Cedar Rapids
Obama uses immigration enforcement as political leverage
The Obama administration enforces existing immigration laws with record deportations and workplace audits while opposing harsh rhetoric. Judge Susan Bolton blocks parts of Arizona’s law but leaves sanctuary provisions. critics fear rhetoric can undermine reform and GOP prospects.
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Ari Bona
Obama
Barack Obama
Administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency
Arizona
Bill Clinton
Susan Bolton
Bolton
Feds
Justice Department
Bush
Share the Road reminder after Cedar Rapids bike deaths
An editorial urges cyclists and drivers to share road space and follow safety rules after two Cedar Rapids bike fatalities. It cites Iowa Bicycle Coalition data showing five to seven cyclist deaths annually and lists recent local victims including Phil Abodeely and Susan DeSotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Phil Abodeely
Las Vegas
Susan M. DeSotel
Iowa Bicycle Coalition
Stephen Briggs
Waverly
Ragbrai
Kim Lou Clayton
West Des Moines
Harrison County
Iowa
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