Cedar Rapids Council approves Target plan despite NIMBY clashes
Neighbors fought a Target related project as property taxes influenced the debate but the City Council approved it 3 to 2. Residents recall past battles over free meals, Walmart, Kum & Go and a future mix of commercial development while noting long term changes to Blairs Ferry Road NE and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Bump
Cedar Rapids
Pat Shey
Shey
Clark Rieke
Ken Bump
Rieke
Mound View
Mission of Hope
B Ave. NE
Rum & Go
Mount Vernon Rd. SE
Kum & Go
McKinley Middle School
Mount Vernon Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Roger Hadley
City Planning Commission
Pam DeCarlo
Home Depot
Target
First Ave
Lindale Mall
DeCarlo
City Hall
Nash Finch Grocery Distribution Center
Physicians’ Clinic of
Iowa
Supreme Court weighs whether states must recognize same sex marriages
Supporters call the case overdue as couples like Kimberly Franklin and Tamera Boyd and April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse regard the anticipated ruling as key to full family recognition. Opponents hope for a reversal, while Justice Kennedy looms as pivotal in deciding whether state bans violate the 14th Amendment. The high court aims to clarify marriage equality across the nation.
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Cropper
Kimberly Franklin
Tamera Boyd
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Michigan
April DeBoer
Jayne Rowse
DeBoer
Rowse
High Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Tony Perkins
Family Research Council
Anthony Kennedy
Kennedy
Freedom To Marry
States
District of Columbia
Williams Institute
Ucla School of Law
Eric Holder
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