Non-profits Thrive in Linn County Community Plan
Guest column from Linn County Now highlights the Linn County Nonprofit Resource Center created by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. It notes a strong local leadership, challenges from federal and state funding cuts, and the role of non-profits in attracting talent and supporting business. It emphasizes myths to debunk and promoting donor impact. Bob Untiecht leads the center, with a call for united effort to strengthen regional civic life.
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de Linn County
Tt Profit Resource Center
Greater
Milwaukee
Chicago
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chronicle of Philanthropy
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Aegon USA
Legion Arts
CSPS
Prairiewoods
Hiawatha
Mount Vernon
Marion
Linn County
Willis Dady Shelter
Rockwell Collins
Arc
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Tip O'Neill
Bob Untiecht
Iowa City
America
John Wayne
Charter Commission
Letters praise strong leadership and call for reform in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader group commends a new council for courage and collaboration, credits interim City Manager Jim Fritz, and notes progress on blighted areas. They urge questions for candidates on housing, education, and reentry programs while criticizing aging ordinances and helmet law gaps.
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Jim Fritz
Tom Saxon
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Lawmakers Unite for Cancer Control Effort
James Van Allen announces joining the Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control with 100+ Iowans. Public hearing with Sen Tom Harkin and local leaders motivates legislative push to expand cancer prevention and access to life saving services, oppose Bush’s proposed 40 million cancer research cut. Rep. Ro Foege Mount Vernon
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Iowa Consortium For Comprehensive Cancer Control
Weiner
Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Remembering traditional values amid the 1990s culture clash
A reader letter argues homosexuality harms societal decency and cites religious beliefs to defend traditional marriage. The piece urges civic action against LGBTQ+ rights and calls for moral citizens to stand for what it labels God’s plan for the family.
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Cheryl Adams
Cedar Rapids
Teen safety drive honors dead youths in road crashes
Gibson City readers report a local teen group puts up road signs urging slow driving and belt use after twin 17 year olds crash and one dies. The piece cites NHTSA 2004 data showing 5,135 young drivers ages 15 to 20 killed in crashes and notes two thirds were not wearing seat belts. Public appeal presses media to report daily youth fatalities on roads.
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Gibson City
Ill
the Gazette
Greg
Steve
Iraq
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Robert M . Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Cancer heroes testifying to boost Iowa cancer funding
Three local figures Shirley Ruedy Gary Streit and Dr George Weiner spoke at a Senate field hearing on cancer research funding. The piece notes 16000 new Iowa cancer cases and about 6600 deaths this year with Armstrong urging stronger action.
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Lance Armstrong
Senate
Shirley Ruedy
Gazette
George Weiner
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa Hospital
Gary Streit
American Cancer Society
Iowa
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