Growth of Iowa Women Leaders Conference Continues
The Iowa Women's Leadership Conference, started in 2007, attracts over 400 attendees and sold all 850 general admission tickets for the April event. Organizers aim to inspire leadership across sectors with speakers, panels, and networking led by Diane Ramsey. The program includes Cedar Rapids leaders and 50-50 in 2020 members to push more women into state offices. Rockwell Collins hired Ramsey in November to broaden the initiative and expand women’s leadership efforts locally.
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Iowa Women’s Leadership Conference
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Cedar Rapids
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Jean Lloyd-Jones
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Rockwell Collins
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Debates on debt and local governance in Cedar Rapids letters
Readers argue debt stems from social programs and foreign aid rather than domestic spending. They urge transparent city finances, accountability, and critique Mayor Corbett over flood plans and a proposed sales tax.
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Saylorville Dam
Cedar River
Dick Fredericks Palo
Lesson in Truth and Phony Sick Notes in Wisconsin
Wisconsin teacher urges honesty to students while a student questions a phony sick note offered to a teacher. The exchange ends with the student complimenting the teacher and the class dismissed by Gary Sargent.
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Gary Sargent
Cedar Rapids
Bachmann subsidy critique sparks debate on breast pumps
Froma Harrop argues against taxpayer subsidies to political allies, citing Bachmann family gains from farm programs and comparing dairy and breast pump deductions. The column questions government welfare vs corporate welfare while noting broader farm subsidy costs and budget trade offs.
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Environmental Working Group
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Minnesota
Michelle Obama
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Iowa flood control plan faces slow path at Statehouse
Len Hogg and fellow lawmakers push a 10 year 60 million annual flood management plan while Cedar Rapids calls for a four legged funding approach including state federal and local dollars. Hogg says mitigation upfront saves money long term though Branstad budget trims watershed work. He proposes 10 million annually for planning 20 million for mitigation and 30 million for retention basins wetlands and buffers totaling 600 million over a decade.
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Rob Hogg
Cedar Rapids
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Todd
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