Cedar Rapids buys land for new middle school site
Cedar Rapids Public Schools voted to spend 7.5 million to acquire 51 acres along Ushers Ferry Road and Highway 100 for a planned new middle school replacing Harding. The move aims to anchor a 177 to 189 million bond plan for November while facing tax-raise scrutiny and transfer of PPEL funds.
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Community Letters on Meskwaki Land Sale and Farmland History
The piece traces Meskwaki lands in Iowa being sold for 7 to 11 cents per acre with government aid drawing Scandinavian and British immigrants. It notes 1860s prices at 3 dollars an acre with 50 dollars down and 12 percent financing, plus subsidies for tiling and dredging. Today Iowa farmland averages 12000 dollars per acre, while pollution from farming harms waterways and air. Indigenous people feel their land was taken, yet modernization advances are celebrated.
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The Bodega You Benefit From Every Day
Lenore Skenazy laments the humble bodega as a vital neighborhood hub. The piece praises fast service and low lines, notes homemade foods, and highlights owners who know customers and offer trust. It closes with gratitude for a corner shop that aids families and life’s big moments.
Century of Iowa credit unions underlines community focus
Murray Williams reflects on 100 years since the 1925 Iowa Credit Union Act, noting how cooperatives built locally owned, member controlled institutions. He highlights $140 million annual savings, 1.5 million members, 4,800 employees, and a $2.7 billion regional impact, plus PPP loans of $126 million during COVID-19 and ongoing digital banking growth.
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