Gratitude For Good Samaritans After Bus Crash Near Williamsburg
Guest columnist Brad Schoenfelder thanks good Samaritans and first responders who aided 26 Ryan Companies Des Moines team members after a charter bus crash west of Williamsburg on May 8. Medical personnel and motorists helped at the scene, with patients moved to Marengo County Hospital Mercy Iowa City and University of Iowa Hospitals. All team members are expected to recover fully.
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Readers Debate Cedar Rapids Library Funding and Tax Burden
Letter urges Cedar Rapids citizens to challenge city leaders to trim spending and keep library funding within existing tax receipts. Cites Iowa Library Services data showing a 3.5 million annual operating need vs current 6.2 million budget and compares budgets from Waterloo Davenport Des Moines to argue for cost alignment. Calls for no new special tax while preserving a downtown library.
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Butterfly group thanks Hy-Vee for donation to monarch effort
Patty Ankrum of MEI thanks Hy-Vee stores in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville for clear plastic containers and lids to recycle for raising monarch caterpillars at homes libraries and schools. She notes MEI cannot fundraise and cites widespread store support and awareness.
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Education choice and school reform in Ferguson critique
Walter E Williams argues that racial gaps in Ferguson reveal broader educational failures. He suggests charter schools and vouchers offer parental choice, noting long waiting lists and high private school enrollment among district families, while criticizing public school funding as insufficient for quality gains.
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Cedar Rapids to sue state over speed cameras in courthouse clash
City Council unanimously votes to sue over 1380 speed cameras after a closed session debate. Mayor Corbett favored a DOT deal to keep two cameras on the S-curve while removing others, but the council chose court action citing local control and safety.
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