Cedar Rapids Metro Trails See Gains and Outdoor Movie Returns
Trail counters show June and July use rising 13 percent on the Cedar River Trail 24 percent on the Cedar Valley Nature Trail and 29 percent on the Marion Trail. Outdoor screenings resume with Field of Dreams in Dyersville and Cedar Rapids Drive In Series launching with Madagascar at Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust. Retiring Iowa Supreme Court judge James Carter, Cedar Rapids native, plans to stay local.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River Trail
County Home Road
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Marion Trail
The
Trails Association
Netflix Rolling Roadshow
Dyersville
Kevin Costner
James Carter
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Education Alarms and Slow Reading Math Gains
Iowa students show small yearly gains in reading and math with only about a half percentage point increase per year over five years. Judy Jeffrey warns U S schools lag internationally as districts respond with cautious optimism amid pressures. Riverside faces traffic and crime planning as a casino opens August 31. New hog lots face uncertain siting under DNR changes.
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Iowa
Letters Despots to Caribbean
A reader argues war memories and nuclear history shaped U S policy and honors service personnel. He recalls Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima Nagasaki, noting the wartime costs and a father’s Nagasaki cleanup. He condemns denying water bottle access at events and comments on waterfront redevelopment and local business vitality. Ken Mote Robins
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
U.S
Pacific
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Cedar Rapids should restore historic east quadrant for tourism
The piece argues Cedar Rapids bulldozes historic sites while cities like Dubuque attract visitors. It highlights the National Historic Register area east of Czech Village, noting its neglect, potential for restoration into bars and shops, and calls to invest instead of demolish. It mentions the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and St. Wenceslaus vicinity.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Czech Village
Little Bohemia
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
St. Wenceslaus Church
Readers weigh in on bird flu and prep plans
Readers from multiple states share views on the bird flu threat and pandemic prep. Highlights include staying informed, stocking supplies, and one family detailing a six month self sufficiency plan with food water medicine gear and even potential guns.
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Mary Cornell
Orlando
Fla
Ellen Rice
Olympia
Wash
Smithville
N.J
Bob Friedenberg
Tamiflu
Chuck Mundy
Longwood
Mundy
Chris Kamen
Santa Barbara
Calif
Mark Sevelis
Germantown
Wis
Diane Simek
Simek
Debra Schrader
Rock Tavern
N.Y
Schrader
Pacific Northwest
Denial of water at stadium highlights corporate greed
On a hot August Sunday at Veterans Memorial Stadium a water bottle from home was refused entry and the guard cited inside sales. The author warns water rights are increasingly bought by corporations amid watershed decline and climate change while praising Cedar Rapids Water Department.
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America
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids
Farmland Renovation Ideas Drawn From Dubuque Visit
A reader praises Dubuque riverfront development and Grand River Center. They urge City Council and other stakeholders to study Dubuque for improving the old Farmstead property. They note Dubuque’s downtown progress over the past seven or eight years and the appealing riverfront trail and landscaping.
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Dubuque
Cedar River
Mississipi River
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