Bridge Library opens at Westdale Mall with big gifts
Officials celebrate the grand opening of Bridge Library at Westdale Mall replacing the old site. Major donors include OPN Architects Cabinet Studio Vetter Parks Lumber and a $500000 ADM gift. Over 300 volunteers moved in on Super Bowl Sunday as more than $800000 in private donations arrived despite no main fundraising campaign.
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Bridge Library
Westdale Mall
Westdale
OPN Architects
Cabinet Studio
Vetter Parks Lumber
Friends of the Library
Archer Daniels Midland
Lawmakers Push Bobcat Quotas Amid Declining Turkey Stocks
State Rep Richard Arnold proposes raising Iowa bobcat harvest from 200 to 1000 this year and 2000 next year with a per person cap removed. DNR cites a 2500 plus population and warns harvest of 1000 could threaten the species. Officials cite coyotes and flooding as factors in turkey declines. Arnold criticizes the data as knee jerk.
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Richard Arnold
R-Russell
Missouri
Iowa
Turkey
Arnold
Wealth as a means not a source of happiness
The article argues money beyond basic needs yields diminishing happiness. Researchers note wealth offers less satisfaction than social factors. fear of loss hurts more than gains. Relationships, health, education and community ties drive happiness, while ostentatious wealth and status have limited impact.
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Jay Hancock
Baltimore Sun
Aruba
Buddha
Omar Dahi
Hampshire College
Massachusetts
Cedar Rapids flood recovery faces 1 percent sales tax vote
Community letters urge quick passage of a temporary 1 percent sales tax to fund flood relief and budget planning. Advocates say approval now unlocks matching state funds, speeds property tax relief, and aids homeowners while critics from a Tea Party group urge opposition.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des Moines
Brad Hart
Tim Pugh
Jennifer Karr-Wills
Iowa Leaders Urged to Help Struggling Middle Class
A speaker urges the Iowa Legislature and governor to pass fair share, prevailing wage and worker choice of doctor for on the job injuries. The argument cites unions as builders of the middle class and warns against weakening unions amid growing income inequality.
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Iowa
U.S
Iowa City Reader Opinion on County Offices Flood Co location Vote
The letter questions Linn County Supervisors decision not to pursue co locating city county and school offices damaged in the flood. It urges public resource funding fairness and criticizes middle class tax burdens while referencing Paul McAndrew of Iowa City.
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Linn County
Don Zeller
Linn
Appanoose
Wapello
Jefferson
Polk
Woodbury
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Paul McAndrew
Iowa City
Perks appreciated at Al's Full Service
In the mid 1970s Cedar Rapids area had over 125 full service stations but many closed or switched to self serve. Al's on Edgewood Road NW stayed full service and offered pumping under the hood and window washing. After more than 45 years Al's moved to 16th Avenue SW with maintenance services only.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Al’s
Edgewood Road
16Th Avenue SW
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