Levine named nation’s 18th poet laureate
Philip Levine, 1957 UI Writers' Workshop alumnus and 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner, named the nation’s 18th poet laureate. UI ties to the workshop noted as he joins a line of laureates with Iowa connections. Cedar Rapids uses remaining 9 million grant for existing transit facility after council renovation decision. Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association opens its new resource center at 1412 Ellis Blvd NW, aiding flood recovery.
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Cedar Rapids flood plan setbacks and national security note
Cedar Rapids flood protection funding faces a six million dollar shortfall hindering design work as federal budget troubles loom. Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson from Rockford died in an Afghan helicopter attack on August six amid the wider war. A newly found deer tick bacterium Ehrlichiosis adds outdoor health risk to Wisconsin and Minnesota, raising Iowa outdoor precautions.
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Letters Raise Concerns Over Entitlements and Spending
A Cedar Rapids reader argues the US teeters toward debt due to entitlement programs and partisan budgeting. He cites UK unrest as a warning and urges serious national leadership to cut overspending while protecting seniors.
Riots spark liberal blame game over Britain’s unrest
The piece argues that liberal rationing excuses violence amid Tory cuts and rising inequality. It criticizes attributing unrest to poverty or culture, calling looting the act of criminals and urging more prisons or jobs programs to address the violence.
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Threats forecast decades ago and still unfolding
Cedar Rapids weather writer Cindy Thompson-Adhikari notes warnings from 30 years ago about carbon emissions and climate change. She cites EPA data on shifting plant zones, longer growing seasons, melting glaciers, rising seas, ocean acidification, and increasing extreme weather, urging action now.
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