Cedar Rapids and Marion School Boards Review Budget Data
Cedar Rapids school board will discuss preliminary budget estimates and proposed property tax options after a 10 million revenue loss from state cuts and tax abatements. A progress report on the Educational Service Center campus is planned. Marion Independent board schedules a 4:30 p.m. work session to review next year outlook, cost cuts, and a draft 2010-11 calendar.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Educational Service Center
Kingston
Marion — Marion Independent School
Marion
S. 15Th St
Forum on downtown Cedar Rapids parking set Friday
Cedar Rapids and the downtown district will host a parking forum Friday from 11 30 a m to 1 p m at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel ballroom 350 First Ave NE. The session will review proposed downtown parking improvements and include round table discussions and a Q A period. Attendees will preview new parking technology and signs and the event aims to inform a comprehensive parking strategic plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
First Ave
On Your Mind: Community concerns and political snippets
Reader commentary notes a smokestack liability and repeated stabilization costs for future uses. It also comments on public figures including Sarah Palin joining prominent political voices and mockingly references accountability. The piece ends with a hope that the Republic survives.
North Liberty Super Bowl Party Brings Community Together
About 130 people braved snow for the sixth annual North Liberty Community Center Super Bowl Party and Potluck organized by Cheryle Caplinger. Families enjoyed food, door prizes, T shirts, and activities like face painting while residents cheered on teams with local leaders noting strong community engagement. Jason Fangman wore a Saints jersey among family rivals as snow fell, with mayor Tom Salm saying the event beats staying home and strengthens local bonds.
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Julie Koehn
Owen Ducker
North Liberty
North Liberty Community Center
Saints
Colts
Dale Fangman
Jason
Chris
Tom Salm
Salm
Latisha Dees
Tennessee
Cedar Rapids Habitat party blends Super Bowl fun with fundraising
Cedar Rapids hosts a Super Bowl fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. The Hewitt family and about 40 similar Eastern Iowa events raise money to build homes in flood damaged areas. Volunteers note the Haiti earthquake relief influence while attendees celebrate the game.
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Cedar Rapids
America
Hewitt
Lantz Sievert
Habitat For Humanity
Habitat
Bill Hewitt
Iowa
Haiti
Siewert
Hewitts
Cedar Rapids-area
Iowa City-area
Free tax help Saturday at Gee College for low incomes
Free income tax assistance is offered February 13 at Coe College Gage Memorial Union from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Trained volunteers from the Central Cedar Rapids Weed and Seed program operate under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program with confidential handling of personal data. Schedule at United Way 211 or 1 866 469 2211. five all week VITA centers remain open through April 15 at Cedar Rapids locations.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Gage Memorial Union
Internal Revenue Service
United Way
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