Trails Benefit All: Readers Embrace Iowa Projects
A guest column urges embracing rail to trail efforts as benefits reach landowners and communities. Kristine Poelzer of Minnesota shares how Root River Trail under power lines became a neighborhood security asset and recreation boon, reflecting studies showing trails boost activity and property values.
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Kristine Poelzer
Lanesboro
Minn
Tom Neenan
Center Point
Iowa Trails Council
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Root River
National Park Service
Iowa Trails Council, Inc
San Francisco
Dubuque
Florida
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First Street levee trail becomes an attraction
The 0.65 mile First Street NW levee trail has been upgraded to a 10 foot wide asphalt route from downtown to Ellis Park. The Cedar River Trail and riverfront park connect to McCloud Place NE and offer all weather access for runners and skaters. City commendations follow the long awaited improvement.
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Ellis Park
McCloud Place
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Cedar River Trail
Riverfront
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Green Heritage and The Case for Trees
Robert Nassif, Cedar Rapids Symphony composer and Indian Creek Nature Center board member, laments urban sprawl and loss of trees from Highway 100 to East Post Road. He urges preserving green spaces, Greene’s Opera House memory, and turning Bluestem dump into a nature preserve to keep Cedar Rapids from becoming a concrete city devoid of its forests and cultural heart.
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New York
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Palace
Strand
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Broadway
Highway 100
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Robert Nassif
Indian Creek Nature Center
Linn County Trails Association
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
George Abbott
Disney Feature Animation
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Harold Prince
Supreme Court Limits Grandparents Rights in Custody Ruling
The decision upholds that fit parents control child rearing while recognizing grandparents' visits under state law. Washington state case, Troxel v. Granville, sparked debate over Elian Gonzalez style custody and third party access, with the Court calling broad the law allowing visitation petitions.
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Gary Troxel
Donato Dalrymple
Wynn
The
American Association of Retired Persons
U.S. Supreme Court
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