Road work to clog I 80 I 380 corridors in coming season
Iowa City Coralville and North Liberty prepare for numerous road projects on arterial routes along Cedar Rapids corridors. City engineer cites funding and timing as drivers of multiple simultaneous efforts including the $40 million Gateway Project aimed at improving Dubuque Street and building a new Park Road Bridge with substantial completion possible this season.
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Coralville
North Lib
Crty—Manga
Cedar Stone
Throw Rapids
Thisterstate
Jason Havel
Havel
Dubuque Street
Park Road
Liz Martin
the Gazette
North Liberty
Taxed or not taxed campus bookstore sales spark debate
Iowa Book & Supply in Iowa City reflects the decline of campus bookstore sales as online competition grows. Virgil Hare notes that some students resent the 6 percent sales tax on purchases, while universities have halted sales tax collection at campus bookstores affecting textbooks and apparel.
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Iowa City
Clinton Street
Iowa Avenue
Iowa Book & Supply
University of Iowa
Hare
Iowa State University
Blum Sees Campaign Assault As He Campaigns Again
U.S. Representative Rod Blum of Iowa told Linn County Republicans he feels under assault in his bid for a third term. He recalled his 2014 open-seat victory and said the race remains an underdog contest as he spoke at Elmcrest Country Club Cedar Rapids with stops in Dubuque Jones and Delaware counties.
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U.S. House
Rod Blum
Linn County
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Blum
Dubuque
Jones
Delaware
Elmcrest Country Club
John Boehner
Cliff Jette
the Gazette
U.S
R-Dubuque
Republican Party
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