Volunteers transform C R neighborhoods in 10th Transform Week
Dozens of green shirted volunteers in Cedar Rapids fix steps paint fences and cement community ties in Time Check and Taylor areas still recovering from the 2008 flood. Matthew 25 founder Clint Tweet Ball notes the annual Transform Week has grown since 2016 with 375 volunteers undertaking 37 projects during the last week of June.
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Cornell pledges aid to ease tuition fears with Save Your Seat
Cornell College launched a Save Your Seat program to ease the burden of a tuition and fees total of 54 776. It sent personalized financial aid estimates to 19 357 prospective students via email and mail with QR codes listing institutional, federal, and state aid. Wendy Beckemeyer notes inquiries in the college database triggered the outreach.
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Sand kicks off 100 town hall tour in governor bid
Iowa auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat and statewide official, opened a 100-stop town hall tour in Waukee. He rejected party labels, urged bipartisan dialogue, and outlined a governing approach amid a Republican-controlled legislature. Sand highlighted public service background, fishing, hunting, and churchgoing as personal context while engaging voters on governance and party dynamics.
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