Another Step For Ward Tenants At Human Services Campus
A dozen tenants occupy Cedar Rapids Human Services Campus marking the first major post flood building to open downtown. The area is slated for significant redevelopment over the next years with new structures and improvements. An anonymous donor gave 2500 dollars to help shelters house 19 more homeless people during severe January conditions. City shelters in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City have run near capacity as cold weather persists. Officials clarify that if a prisoner requires hospital treatment, police must guard the inmate, despite higher costs for agencies.
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Human Services
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Jefferson County
Poverty rises in Cedar Rapids schools amid declining enrollment
The Cedar Rapids district reports 44.5 percent of students qualify for free and reduced lunch this year, up from 27.6 percent in 2001-02, with elementary-level participation at 50.2 percent. Enrollment fell from 17,366 to 16,065. In other notes, fuel prices and corn trends affect ethanol outlook. A rare white deer was shot January 9 near Jakway Park, with no charges filed yet.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jakway Park
Aurora
Holocaust and slavery contrasted in Pitts column
A reader summary notes Leonard Pitts argues memory of the Holocaust should not eclipse slavery’s horror. He links 27 million enslaved globally to today’s victims, claims American slavery was driven by business and money, while Jews faced systematic murder in gas chambers.
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Leonard Pitts
Europe
Pitts
America
Americas
Iowans urged to stand against Vander Plaat influence
Cedar Rapids reader Steven L. Herman argues that Vander Plaats and the Family Leader pressure Iowa to oust Supreme Court justices. He urges public letters, cites Justice Is Blind, defends constitutional rights, and condemns secular government policies as Christian bashing.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Iowa
Increased gun control as a misguided response says David Sheets
David Sheets of Toddville argues against renewed Clinton era assault weapons bans and stricter firearm access. He contends fear after the Arizona shootings should not erode liberty, warning that security measures offer only temporary empowerment and undermine a strong American society.
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Arizona
David Sheets
Toddville
Haiti aid tourniquet leaves wounds unhealed
The piece argues that a massive international relief effort after the 2010 earthquake has failed to transform Haiti. It cites stalled debris removal, idle donated trucks, and aid dependency, urging a shift away from a system that treats Haiti like a spreadsheet and questions the long term efficacy of foreign aid.
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Slate
Maura O’connor
Haiti
O'Connor
Georges Lassine
Haitian Association of Industrialists
New York
Government wasteful conduct mirrors televangelists
The letter defends Congress members in a dispute over church and state spending. It cites Sen. Grassley’s inquiry into televangelists and notes that Harkin and colleagues flew to an air show in London last summer, arguing officials should face scrutiny alike.
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Chuck Grassley
Congress
Sen
Tom Harkin
Iowa
London
Sen. Grassley
New Year Opens Opportunity for Reading with Your Child
A 2011 column promotes Reach Out and Read Iowa urging parents to read with children from infancy, highlighting benefits for language development and school readiness. It notes a breakfast fundraiser and offers resources from Dr. Mary Ann Abrams and the nonprofit’s website.
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Mary Ann Abrams
Reach Out
Readoutandreadiowa
Abramsma
Ihs.org
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