Cedar Rapids mayor to meet with president
Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart and City Manager Jeff Pomeranz will meet President Trump at the White House to press for funding for Cedar Rapids flood infrastructure. The session, arranged with help from Sens and Rep, aims to advance a 750 million plan over 20 years with a set aside for urban areas.
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John Marshall telephony pioneer dies at 81 in Georgia
John Marshall, Cedar Rapids native and founder of Teleconnect and other Cedar Rapids based telecom firms, died Jan 31 in Jasper, Georgia at 81. A born salesman, he helped challenge Bell and AT&T, sued for anticompetitive practices, and influenced the Carterfone decision before Teleconnect's sale to MCI in 1990. A private service will be held today in Jasper.
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