Grant Wood Cultural District anchors Cedar Rapids future
Cedar Rapids marks Grant Wood Month with rededication of the Lady of Peace and Victory window at Veterans Memorial Building and announces the Grant Wood Cultural District. The designation highlights local venues including the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Theatre Cedar Rapids, and links with the nearby New Bohemia Czech Village District. Synergy aims to boost tourism and downtown prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Building
Wood
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Theatre
Paramount Theatre
U.S. Cellular
Vanessa Solesbee
New Bohemia
Czech Village
CSPS
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Federal
Local business woes and political letters in Cedar Rapids
Readers discuss local bidding biases and flood damage affecting a Cedar Rapids printing shop. They reference city bids awarded to Benton County firms and critique perceived local‑preference claims. The letters quote gun rights and politics including Dean Warner and Alvin Greene with mixed national context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
Supreme Court Affirms Individual Right to Bear Arms
A Supreme Court decision in McDonald v Chicago affirms individual gun ownership as protected by the Constitution. The ruling emphasizes that the Second Amendment secures the right of the people to keep and bear arms, not limited to state militias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Chicago Tribune
U.S. Supreme Court
Chicago
the Tribune
Richard Daley
Nancy Pelosi
Supreme Court
Supporters of Freedom
Bicycle Trail Crossing Cost Sparks Tax Talk
Letter questions funding for a Wright Brothers Boulevard to Ely Road bike trail improvement. The writer argues taxpayers pay, asks who funds the project, notes bikers still stop at the intersection and must use Ely Road, and proposes a rider license tax as in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Brothers
Ely Road
Revisionist fire dampens impact of To Kill a Mockingbird
Kathleen Parker argues that Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird remains a powerful parable of race and conscience. Critics seeking modern heroism misread Atticus Finch and unfairly judge a 1960 novel by today’s standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Harper Lee
Lee
Monroeville
Ala
Atticus Finch
Finch
City to open police substation in southeastern Iowa City
City Council votes to establish a police crime prevention substation in Pepperwood Plaza as early as Aug 1. Officer Jorey Bailey will base there to engage neighborhoods south of Highway 6 and bolster proactive policing and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Jorey Bailey
Pepperwood Plaza
Wetherby Park
Broadway
Fair Meadows Park
Bailey
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Gazette
Anamosa
Washington High School
Lowa
Joe Biden
Dean Warner
South Carolina
Greene
Nathanael Greene
Alvin Greene
U.S
Guardian
Huffington Post
Turtle
Gerald Baker Cedar
FBI
Ataport
My Secret
Malcolm Gladwell
New Yorker
Gladwell
Scout
Kathleenparker
Washpost
Kathleen Parker
Tribune Media Services
Jennifer.hemmingsen
Gazcomm.com
Jennifer Hem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!