Cedar Lake Cooperation Moves Lake Toward New Role
The city of Cedar Rapids Linn County and Alliant Energy form a committee to study Cedar Lake 115 acres north of downtown for recreation funding and development. Community leaders led by Friends of Cedar Lake push for the lake to be restored and protected from floods and contamination with state funds.
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Edar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Alliant Energy
Cedar Lake
Allianz
Sixth Street
Company
Friends of
Dale Todd
Friends
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Letters to the Editor on boehner nitrates pipeline and road funding
A reader in Kalona rebutts a Jan 20 state of the union remark about Boehner and calls out nitrate runoff lawsuits against northwest Iowa counties. The letter argues DMWW should bill polluters for nitrate cleanup, critiques the Farm Bureau stance, and warns against the Keystone XL pipeline amid broader highway funding questions. The author, Bruce Lindholm of Cedar Rapids, urges study of the national highway fund and Iowa fuel tax flows.
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John Boehner
Pat Anderson Kalona
Des Moines
Board of Trustees
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
William Peterson
Obama
New York Times
Washington, D.C
Wall Street Journal
Highway Transportation Fund
Iowa
National Highway Transportation Fund
California
Bruce Lindholm
Cedar Rapids
Labor woes at McDonalds spark joint-employer question
Mary Sanchez notes a Virginia federal suit by ten former McDonalds workers including nine African Americans and a Latino alleging racial harassment and firing. The case tests whether McDonalds can be sued as a joint employer with franchisees, potentially enabling broader union organizing and liability across the franchise model.
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McDonald’s Corp
Frye
McDonald’s
Virginia
National Labor Relations Board
McDonalds
Service Employees International Union
SEIU
Labor Board
American dream on the line as farm faces pipeline easement
Kim Junker writes that Texas and New York billionaires seek to build the Rock Island Clean Line high voltage line through her Grundy County farm. She notes eminent domain via Iowa Utilities Board action, concerns about LLC ownership, foreign investment, and limited local benefits.
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Texas
New York
Rock Island
AICS
Iowa Utilities Board
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Farm Bureau
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Michael Ramirez
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
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Tribune News Service
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Kcstar.com
Kim Junker
Grundy County
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