Urban wildlife moves into Cedar Rapids and Iowa towns
Guest column notes wildlife increasingly inhabits urban and suburban Iowa areas. It highlights a Minnesota moose near Cedar Rapids, plus bald eagles, geese, otters, deer, raccoons, squirrels and more adapting to city environments as farms convert to brush and woods. Human attitudes have shifted along with habitat changes.
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Urban wildlife in Cedar Rapids shows rising populations and conflicts
The downtown Cedar Rapids area hosts beavers muskrats otters mink opossums raccoons and many birds while pigeons and other species thrive on tall buildings. Deer geese and turkeys have increased with urban expansion prompting wildlife management debates and varied hunting use and contraception research. Rich Patterson and Steve Dummermuth comment on management and funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Great America
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Steve Dummermuth
North America
Climate change calls for urgent action and honest debate
A letter argues climate change is accelerating, cites methane release and ocean warming, and lauds Iowa river restoration efforts like whitewater venues to curb pollution. The writer criticizes prior criticism of natural resources work while urging stronger, constructive measures.
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Howard Ashlock
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People blame violence on humans not guns says Cedar Rapids reader
Lan Nowotny of Cedar Rapids argues that violence stems from people not objects, criticizing media focus on gun violence and asking why other weapons and alcohol receive less scrutiny. He insists inanimate objects cannot be violent on their own and urges less sensationalism.
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Lan Nowotny
Cedar Rapids
The Wrights’ easy living revolution in American entertaining
Lenore Skenazy celebrates Russel and Mary Wright for launching the easy living movement from the 1930s to the 1950s. Their rimless earth toned dishware and all purpose designs popularized casual, buffet style entertaining and potluck gatherings that reshaped mid century American homes.
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