Rotary Club honors Rex and Kathy Eno for community service
Douglas Laird profiles Rex and Kathy Eno as Cedar Rapids Rotary Club Community Service Award recipients. The ENOs are praised for lifelong civic leadership including United Way, YWCA, St Luke's Hospital, Four Oaks, Brucemore, and UNI board service.
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Cedar Rapids
Rex
Kathy Eno
Rotary
Aegon Transamerica
Kathy
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YWCA
Waypoint
St. Luke’s Hospital
Four Oaks
Brucemore
Catherine McAuley
the Hall
Mathematics Coalition
Enos
Douglas Laird
Skogman Commercial Real Estate
Rotary District
Gmail
Public space conflict over Marion park land sale
A letter argues Marion park land, created around 1920, risks private ownership. It cites community funding, 1969 Legion Park use, a 2000 disc golf update, and 2007 2010 land transfers to developers Jon Dusek and Ace Rossey. The writer urges residents to contact council members to stop the sale.
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Thomas Park
Marion
Legion Park
Jon Dusek
Ace Rossey
Julia Wittnebel
Westdale investment question sparks Cedar Rapids debate
A reader argues against investing in Westdale IA citing poor local growth and prefers revived downtown Cedar Rapids and nearby Coralville. The letter recalls 1960s crematorium memories and urges addressing long‑standing issues with Westdale Mall and government offices.
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Westdale Mall
Chuck Graham
Cedar Rapids
Westdale
Coralville
al and
Pam Akers
Fairfax
Zins anniversary funds support Horizons in Cedar Rapids
Zins marks its third reopened anniversary by donating to Horizons Endowed Fund via The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. Horizons, serving Cedar Rapids for over 50 years, relies on donations and volunteers to provide counseling, senior meals, and other essential services amid funding cuts.
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Horizons
Zins
Cedar Rapids
Greater Cedar
Obama’s marriage stance powers family rights debate
A supporter urges voters to back Barack Obama for re election citing his clear stance on allowing loving couples to marry. The message contrasts Romney’s civil union opposition and calls for equal rights and benefits for all couples.
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Barack Obama
John
Mitt Romney
Obama
Local barbecue vendors left out of BBC Roundup event
Kurt J. Noack questions why Cedar Rapids city officials and organizers excluded local barbecue vendors from the BBC Roundup. He notes calls to buy local and asks who decided on an admission fee, advocating support for local barbecue businesses.
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BBC
Cedar Rapids
Kurt J. Noack
Governor Proposes Premium Sharing for Iowa State Employees
Jay Levsen argues that the Iowa governor and Legislature should set an example by contributing to their health insurance premiums and limiting pension benefits, noting state employees deserve parity with taxpayers. The piece cautions against granting extra privileges to lawmakers.
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Iowa
Jay Levsen
Cedar Rapids
Marion Parks Face Loss as Woodland Sledding Hill Is Redeveloped
Local residents urge protection for Thomas and Legion parks in Marion noting the wooded hill above sledding area is slated for private condo development, risking irreplaceable green space and community heritage.
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Thomas and Legion Parks
Marion
Paranor mal reference offends family over Beatty death
A reader objects to a June 23 Ac cent section note that labeled a restaurant sequence as paranormal referencing Clarence W. Beatty who died April 1, 1965. The family says the remark exploits grief and disrespects the former business owner.
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Clarence W. Beatty
Loebsack Honored as Wind Jobs Champion in Iowa
Doug Peters of Town City praises Congressman Dave Loebsack for focusing on Iowa needs and future energy independence. He highlights alternative energy jobs in the Second District and trust in Loebsack to support Social Security Medicare and energy policy.
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Dave Loebsack
Loebsack
Iowa
America
Doug Peters
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