Foundation 2 Seen as Key in Cedar Rapids Shelter Solution
A consortium plans a shelter access protocol centered on Foundation 2 to prevent exposed homelessness. Funding remains the main hurdle, with options from 24 hour crisis outreach at $180000 yearly to on call services costing less, and a proposed alcohol sales tax to fund shelter costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Human Services Organization
Foundation 2
Linn County Continuum of Care Planning & Policy Council
Steven Howard
Linn County
United Way
Iowa
Deb Peddycourt
Peddycourt
Linn County school bonds and tax fears in reader letter
A reader argues Linn County school levies and a 2000s bond passage justify objections to a new sales tax. The letter claims tax windfalls are not reducing property taxes, cites a Polk County ruling, and accuses boards of misusing funds while defending welfare recipients and employment programs.
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Linn County
Polk County
Charitable Giving and Political Leanings Across America
The article discusses Arthur Brooks's book and data showing religious Americans donate more time and money than secular counterparts, with conservatives more common among givers. It notes Europe’s welfare state view and argues Americans are more generous per capita, especially the working poor, while cautions against equating generosity with policy.
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Syracuse University
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America
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Woodrow Wilson
IDR
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton
Third Way
Americans
Community plea to save Green Square Meals building
Letter writer urges Cedar Rapids residents to donate $1 to save the Green Square Meals building and feed the hungry. Recounts personal hardship and contrasts past plenty with present need, invoking charity and a biblical reference to aid those in hunger. The plea warns that destruction of the building would leave children hungry.
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Santa
Cedar Rapids
Greene Square
Christ
Green Square Meals
Linn County voters confront proposed 20 percent school tax
Linn County taxpayers prepare for another school tax request. The measure would raise 20 percent and renew for 10 years on each taxable purchase. Advocates cite prior district support from local property and state funds while opponents warn of added financial burden.
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Linn County
Lin County
Linn Coun
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