Major Cedar Rapids Projects Boost Local Economy
Intermec Raining Rose and AgSugar International announced $40 million in Cedar Rapids development to infill sites. Intermec will build a 78,000 square foot facility at 601 Third St SE, the first private core project since the flood. Habitat Gardens starts helping Habitat homeowners grow vegetables and flowers with garden basics education. CSPS at 1103 Third St SE undergoes a $7 million renovation to preserve the 120 year old landmark for community use.
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Raining Rose
AgSugar International
Cedar Rapids
Third St
Habitat Gardens
Habitat For Humanity
CSPS
Third St. SE
Open meetings probe targets Monticello leaders over home talks
The Iowa ombudsman finds former Monticello mayor and a City Council member violated the spirit of open meetings rules by holding discussions at homes to decide on firing the city administrator. Calls grow for clearer law restricting walking quorums. Lyme disease cases rise prompting health warnings.
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State Ombudsman’s
Monticello
Iowa
Public Letters and Veterans Voice in Iowa Notices
Letters discuss physician assisted death and personal choice with religion critique, plus thanks for a Freedom concert honoring veterans. Readers cite Kennedy tax quotes and pension reform views, praising print media for details and urging continued readership.
Obama Reagan parallels misfire amid slowing economy
The article argues Obama cannot match Reagan’s 1980s economic surge. It notes 1983-84 GDP gains, rising real incomes, falling inflation, and falling unemployment amid a slower 2011-2013 forecast. It critiques Obama rhetoric as mismatched to policy success and predicts a base turnout strategy if economic gains stall.
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Ronald Reagan
Obama
Federal Reserve
James Carville
White House
Reagan
George W. Bush
Advocates blame inferences in magistrate ruling controversy
Carroll Edmondson responds to a June Cedar Rapids Gazette guest column by Mark Kauffman about Allen Franks, noting the May 28 simple misdemeanor assault case at Fairview Care Facility lacked evidence of prior violent history. The piece emphasizes the judge based its not guilty plea and remand on available information and calls for cautious critique of Iowa courts.
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Mark Kauffman
Cedar Rapids
Allen Franks
Fairview
Anamosa
Iowa
Franks
Jones County Attorney’s Office
Kauffman
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