Cedar Rapids Area Sees New Hangar And Road Rename Talks
The Eastern Iowa Airport hosts a groundbreaking for a $2.4 million hangar replacing a 1959 structure used by Piedmont Hawthorne. Marion Mayor John Nieland suggests unifying four area road names into one, Tower Terrace Road, to reduce confusion. Angela Houston of Cedar Rapids Police wins praise for child safety seat advocacy. The Cherry Building near downtown Cedar Rapids will gain solar power with visible panels and an educational kiosk.
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Cedar Rapids
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Linn County
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Nieland
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Angela Houston
ATA Flights Out Of Cedar Rapids Walloped By Market Shift
The area loses ATA Connection flights to Chicago as the carrier needs planes for Indianapolis hub operations. Community leaders should lobby for a low fare service again, while critics question the $85,000 incentive. Time is dwindling for Iowa to raise tobacco taxes despite broad support.
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Cedar Rapids
Indianapolis
Readers Call for Education funding to Lift Public Schools
A Cedar Rapids reader argues prisons and frivolous cases burden taxpayers while urging Iowa to prioritize funding for public education. The letter cites high recidivism and urges citizens to speak up, vote, and support elementary programs to prevent a lost generation.
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Martha Stewart
Jeanne Howe
Central City
Gram
Democracy and health in Europe show stark east west divide
Washington Post columnist Jackson Diehl argues that democracy correlates with better health in Eastern Europe while Russia under Vladimir Putin slides toward autocracy and worsening health. Poland and other democracies improved life expectancy and reduced deaths, while Russia faces rising AIDS, heart disease, and external mortality.
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Washington
Zatowski
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Belarus
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Estonia
Foundation in Education Irony Prompts Iowa Budget Debate
A Cedar Rapids area Realtor laments education funding gaps as state leaders boast Vision Iown and highway projects. He cites rising class sizes and a 4 5 combo class in Cedar Rapids as proof of underfunding and wider risks to students and teachers.
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Mission of Hope
Cedar Rapids students fear loss of fine arts programs
A former Cedar Rapids elementary music teacher protests Cedar Rapids Community School District plans to cut music art physical education and media specialists programs. The writer argues such cuts harm student joy and reading scores and questions state priorities for education funding.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Foundation in Education Crumbling Amid School Budget Strain
A Gazette reader notes Iowa’s “Foundation in Education” quarter release in August while lamenting budget cuts that threaten teacher salaries. The letter frames education as a top priority needing real funding beyond slogans, urging courage to pay for it.
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