Metro students rally for holiday service at Cedar Rapids
Metro High School students and staff joined volunteers at 11 Cedar Rapids sites including St. Wenceslaus Church to pack 185 Christmas food boxes. About 150 students and over 30 staff members participated, continuing the 27 year tradition with St. Vincent de Paul delivering the boxes.
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Metro High School
Isaac Smith
Demontine Poole
Jamal Williams
Metro
St. Wenceslaus Church
Cedar Rapids
St. Vincent de Paul
Iowa City council approves temp homeless shelter funding
The Iowa City Council unanimously approves up to 20000 dollars to fund a two month temporary homeless shelter at the former Aldi building 1534 S Gilbert St. The project aims for a 67000 dollar budget with support from nearby communities and organizations to serve 20 to 25 people per night.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Gilbert Street
Matt Hayek
Terry Dickens
Rick Dobyns
Jeff McNutt
Stevens Dr
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McNutt
Kingsley Botchway
Geoff Fruin
Aldi
Iowa City City Hall
Fruin
City Hall
Hodge Construction
S. Gilbert St
Crissy Canganelli
Shelter House
Canganelli
Community Foundation
Johnson County
North Liberty
Coralville
United Way
Johnson
Washington
Blum eyes meetings as Congress start nears
Blum's first year in Congress begins January 6 after a two year Iowa campaign. He reports about 150 meeting requests and holds briefings with an agriculture advisory council and Small Business Administration. Voters and farmers want action on farm bill costs and tax provisions for machinery expensing.
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Hiawatha
Rod Blum
Iowa
Dubuque
Agriculture Advisory Council
Small Business Administration
Northeast Iowa Community College
Blum
Linn County Farm Bureau
Joni Ernst
Central City
Gordon Maxwell
Nate Hofmann
Cedar Rapids
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