Planting Optimism brings home gardens to flood neighbors
Matthew 25 Ministry Hub expands Cultivate Hope to Time Check and Taylor School neighborhoods with up to 50 new home gardens. Director Matt Mayer cites fresh produce and enjoyment as goals while a dozen raised beds already cultivate tomatoes peppers and cucumbers. Seeds supplied or homeowners buy plants.
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Edar Rapids
Matthew 25
Taylor School
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the Gazette AmeriCorps
Summer Vista
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Laurie Randall
Cedar Rapids
Cultivate Hope
Cultivate Hope offers raised beds to Taylor Time Check neighborhoods
Raised garden beds cost 30 dollars each with access to classes and information. Interested residents can contact Matt Mayer at 319 362 2214 or 319 350 2252. Includes program details via hub25.org and installation in the Taylor School and Time Check areas.
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Taylor
Hub25
Falcons on the rise in Cedar Rapids nest
The U.S. Bank building nest in Cedar Rapids produced four fledglings this year, helping Iowa tally 57 of 207 peregrine falcons reared since 1993. Wildlife officials credit volunteers and the nest site for advancing the species from endangered status toward special concern.
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Orlan Love
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pat Schlarbaum
Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Bank
Second Ave. SE
Schlarbaum
Iowa Natural Resources Commission
Davenport
Police Eye SE Iowa City Substation Plan
Police Chief Sam Hargadine seeks a Southeast Iowa City police substation in Pepperwood Plaza to stabilize a high crime area. The 1,485 square foot office would be the citys only substation, at the Highway 6 Broadway Street intersection, drawing support from local resident Cindy Roberts of the Grant Wood Neighborhood Association.
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Wade
Iowa City
Sam Hargadine
Pepperwood Plaza
Broadway Street
Ruling Finds Federal Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
A Boston federal judge holds DOMA unconstitutional, saying it violates states’ right to define marriage and deprives married gay couples of federal benefits. The decision, by U.S. District Judge Joseph, affects Massachusetts and could influence broader appeals.
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U.S
Joseph
Obama
Massachusetts
Mass. Same Sex Unions Fed Funding Debate
The article discusses state and church policy tensions over recognizing gay couples and allowing non celibate gays in clergy roles. It notes Massachusetts Medicaid implications and a federal act raising claims that the state must discriminate to receive funding. The piece cites Tauro calling the act an intrusion on marriage rights.
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Massachusetts
Tauro
Reynolds Civil Union Remarks Stir GOP Primary
Republican lieutenant governor hopeful Kim Reynolds drew heat by signaling openness to civil unions while opposing same sex marriage. A Branstad spokesman clarified she rejects state sanctioned civil unions, saying she supports private partnerships and noninterference by government. This could affect Branstad’s appeal to conservative party factions.
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City Times
Kim Reynolds
Terry Branstad
Reynolds
Osceola
Branstad
Bob Vander Plaats
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