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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2018
Page
9
Iowa City based activist Ross Katz launches ActWorthy.org to connect candidate and activist groups with local residents. The platform provides a free feed of political actions tailored to issues in the user’s community, aiming to make participation easier and more effective.
ActWorthy hosts a January 15 launch at MERGE Iowa City 136 S. Dubuque St with community and campus activists speaking. The platform offers a monthly subscription to help activists organize build relationships and raise funds for campaigns and causes. Katz notes Iowa City civic engagement boosts ActWorthy’s growth and aims to scale statewide.
Police report an armed robbery at Romantix, 315 Kirkwood Ave, in which a white male 5 foot 9 wearing a black and yellow striped sweater and beanie displayed a weapon and fled with cash and merchandise. No injuries reported. CrimeStoppers offers up to $1,000 for information via 358 TIPS.
A roundup from Eastern Iowa authorities lists multiple individuals with alleged offenses from December 24 to January 1 including driving while barred, drug possession, and drug paraphernalia. Notable cases involve sexual exploitation charges in Linn and Cedar Rapids and a burglary/theft incident in Cedar Rapids.
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