CSPS in Cedar Rapids Echoes Edinburgh Fringe in Art Life
CSPS hall in NewBo acts as a year round cultural cathedral akin to Edinburgh Fringe, hosting in residence troupes such as SPT Revival and Rich Heritage CR and touring artists. It relies on patron and sponsor support—oxygen for arts—echoed in Fringe’s subsidy need to sustain projects and audiences locally. Scott Byers, CSPS board co chair, highlights community energy and donation info at cspshall.org.
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Cedar Rapids
Edinburgh
CSPS
NewBo
SPT
John Primer
Alash
The
Steel Wheels
Gangstagrass
Fuerza
Iowa
Fringe
Scott Byers
Cspshall.org
Community Letters Reflect on Bombings and Current Conflicts
The letter notes Auges marking Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries and the Tonkin Resolution's approval in 1964. It urges memorials for dissenting senators Morse and Gruening, highlights Agent Orange and unexploded ordnance casualties, and calls for halting U.S. arms support for Israel amid Gaza crisis.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Nagasaki
Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnam
House of Representatives
Noting Cancer's Reach in Iowa and a Community Benefit
Brittney Stepanek, Cedar Rapids columnist, reflects on how cancer touches many lives in Iowa after losing her husband Stephen to brain cancer at 37. She cites Iowa's high cancer rates, calls for action, and invites readers to a Burger and Beer Benefit for Brain Cancer on August 24 at Bass Farms, promoting the DON’T DIE campaign to fund research.
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Stephen
Iowa
University of Iowa
U.S.A
Bass Farms
Thrivebraincancer
Brittney Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Family farmers push to curb corporate meatpackers power
Barb Kalbach outlines growing farmer opposition to four dominant meatpackers Cargill JBS Tyson and National Beef. She cites a Biden USDA proposed rule to ease proof of harm requirements under the Packers and Stockyards Act, urging public comments and action to ensure open fair livestock markets and prices.
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JBS
Tyson
National Beef
Marfrig
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Iowa
Obama
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Iowacci
USDA
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Barb Kalbach
Adair County
Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement
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