Council hosts Conversations with the Council in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids District 1 council member Kris Gulick recruits residents to host morning coffees to explain city government. The council plans monthly Conversations with the Council at various sites starting Feb 26 at Blue Strawberry.
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Kris Gulick
Cedar Rapids
Gulick
Blue Strawberry
Second St. SE
Iowa Men Shortage Stirs School and Community Action
Iowa elementary classrooms show a 40 year low in male teachers with fewer than 10 percent of staff being men, prompting officials and UNI researchers to call for better balance amid concerns over role models and pay. Food stamp use has more than doubled since 2000 as programs widen access while poverty rises. Churches offer free lunches at Mission of Hope but new inspection rules threaten the weekly service. organizers hope to resume the prior four day schedule soon.
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Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Mission of Hope
First Ave. SE
Noisy First Avenue disturbances prompt call for Cedar Rapids noise rule
A letter urges Cedar Rapids officials to enforce a noise ordinance after peaceful clergy leadership is cited and violence is rejected as a solution. The writer frames persistent pounding and shouting as a civil rights concern, urging lawful, nonviolent action.
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First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Joyce Elaine Smith
Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Blamed on Banks and Brokers
An opinion piece condemns subprime lending and securitization as a national mugging. It criticizes bankers, brokers, rating agencies, and regulators for profit over borrowers, noting Cuomo’s probe and the inflated AAA ratings that hid risk.
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U.S
Alan Greenspan
Federal Reserve
Greenspan
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