Options of Linn County sheltered workshop closes after 40 years
Guest columnist Craig Harwood argues the Options program in Linn County, begun by parents of intellectually disabled adults, will close and leave workers facing unemployment. He urges volunteering, advocacy, and local action to create new employment paths and questions businesses about employing people with disabilities. Harwood lives in Cedar Rapids with a disabled son.
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Cedar Rapids
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Speed camera notices spark Cedar Rapids debate in letters
Readers clash over labeling speed camera notices as a stealth tax. Critics blame stubborn drivers for ignoring posted limits while supporters urge compliance and support for law enforcement amid remarks on a Kluxer effigy at the University of Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Sculpture provokes debate at UI over race and free expression
Jeff Klinzman reports from Coralville on Tanyelacar's Pentacrest sculpture and University of Iowa President Sally Mason's response. The piece sparked anger, raised questions about racism, and prompted a discussion on art, responsibility, and campus dialogue without the artist or administration needing apologies.
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Sally Mason
Tanyelacar
Mason
Tangelacar
Michael Brown
Eric Garner
Bring bus service back to the Corridor
A historic note recalls a 1960s Iowa City Cedar Rapids bus line once part of The Missouri Transit Bus Line. It operated from early morning until about 8 p.m. daily and question remains why service stopped.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Missouri Transit
Frozen food chic comes to New York with Babeth’s Feast
Lenore Skenazy reports on Babeth’s Feast, a New York City all frozen French influenced grocery. Elisabeth de Kergerlay opened the shop to prove frozen food can be haute, with chef prepared meals tasting as good as fresh. Prices run around 20 dollars for mains and about 10 dollars for sides, challenging American assumptions about heat and eat.
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Gerard Depardieu
France
Ead
Mon Ami
Picard
Elisabeth de Kergerlay
de Kergerlay
Babeth’s
America
New York City
Upper East Side
Museum of Modern Art
Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Lenore Skenazy
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Iskenazy
Yahoo.com
Coffee with a Cop gains traction in Iowa communities
Readers discuss inclusion and community engagement as police officers spotlight a national Coffee with a Cop initiative. Cedar Rapids hosts a session at Hy-Vee on Wilson Avenue while other cities host similar meetings to foster informal dialogue, aiming to improve trust beyond crisis moments.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Marion
Muscatine
Storm Lake
Sioux City
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