Grants as investment shaping strong community foundations
Guest column argues that grants are investments, not gifts, fueling healthy families, arts, education, and environment. The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation notes $7.3 million in 2014 grants to 370+ nonprofits and highlights Funds for the Community and partners like Tanager Place and Indian Creek Nature Center.
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Greater
Cedar Rapids
Munity
Tanager Place
Indian Creek Nature Center
Linn-Mar School Foundation
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Community Foundation
Letters to the Editor on cam era law and Honor Flight experience
A reader from Marion endorses a simple fix for I 380 camera enforcement. An Iowa veteran from Cedar Rapids praises the Honor Flight to Washington with organized logistics and heartfelt airport welcome. Another letter discusses media questions about Iraq 2003 and offers a despot scenario.
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Interstate 380
Charles Kacena
Marion
Washington, D.C
Ellis Lambertsen
Cedar Rapids
Iraq
U.S
Tyrant Hitler and speed camera complaint in Cedar Rapids
The piece contrasts Adolf Hitler as a tyrant and describes US invasion debates from 1938. A reader from Sioux City recounts receiving three $75 speeding tickets from Cedar Rapids, alleging staged 60 mph to 55 mph transitions near town edges to trap drivers.
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Adolf Hitler
Vern S. McKenzie
Cedar Rapids
Interstate 380
Iowa City
David L. Seiler
Sioux City
Price plan backs tax credits to buy health insurance
Ramesh Ponnuru notes a conservative alternative from Price, chair of the House Budget Committee, proposing age based tax credits to buy insurance with looser regulations. The plan aims to reduce complexity but risks weakening employer coverage and benefits for pre existing conditions. It shifts costs and incentives, prompting debate over essential benefits and consumer protection.
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On Price
House Budget Committee
Price
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
ACA
Congress
Cedar Rapids Faces DOT Speed Camera Rift Over I 380
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett resists DOT pressure to relocate and reduce cameras on I 380. Council members weigh legal action while polls show public opposition to court battles and margins narrow on keeping some cameras active for data.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Corbett
Cedar Rapidians
Missouri
Minnesota
Ann Poe
Midwest
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Todd Dorman
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