Cedar Rapids Parade Draws Police and Community Support
Law enforcement officers joined a Freedom Festival parade in Cedar Rapids with a improvised route past 28th Street NW and a carwash U turn. Spectators praised the brief march as officers and residents celebrated Stella's call for police and firefighters presence.
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Freedom Festival
Diversity Focus
28Th Street
Johnson Avenue
Alan Fear
Cedar Rapids
Fear
Stella
Gene Kemmerer
Kate
Courtney Sargent
the Gazette
Gail Thomson
Theo Johnson
Des Moines
Stella Doss
Iowa to require county veterans affairs offices statewide
Legislators push to require each Iowa county to maintain a veterans affairs office starting next July with hours based on population. Smaller counties must open at least 20 hours weekly, larger ones up to full time. offices staffed by nationally certified veterans services officers. The move aims to standardize services for more than a quarter million veterans despite budget costs.
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Tyne
Baier
Iowa City
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Bailey
Veterans Affairs
Kent Hartwig
Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
Iowa
Miriam Meyer
New Covenant Bible Church
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa veteran services offices hours map
Eastern Iowa veterans affairs offices in several counties show weekly hours. Officials say expanding access helps veterans obtain federal benefits and shifts some costs away from local taxpayers. Many veterans also receive general assistance from counties.
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Eastern
Iowa
Veteran Services Offices
Veterans Affairs
Bailey
Linn County Veterans Affairs Opens New Westdale Mall Location
The Linn County Veterans Affairs office, displaced by flood, now operates on the upper level of Westdale Mall near JCPenney and Bishop's. Iowa lawmakers allocated 1 million dollars to train service officers, easing county costs while federal benefits cover eligible veterans.
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Linn County Veterans Affairs Office
Westdale Mall
Jcpenney and
Bishop's
Hartwig
Bailey
Feds
Iowa State Association of Counties
State Veterans Affairs Department
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Stephen.schmidt
Gazcomm.com
Jim Slosiarek
Iowa Department Gazette Graphic of Veterans Affairs
New Linn
James, Lynch
Toulouse
Skus
Madison Jewelry
SKU
Hannah Patio
Marcus
Slumberland Furniture
Lumberland
Slumberland, Inc
Tempur-Pedic
Stearns & Foster
Beautyrest Black
Simmons Nxg
Human Touch
HOT Buys
Collins Rd
S.E
Waterloo
University Ave
Dubuque
Lindale Mall
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