The Power and Promise of Endowments in Linn County
Kevin Welu argues endowments offer perpetual safety nets for communities. He cites the 35 million Quarton gift to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, now providing over 1 million dollars yearly to Linn County nonprofits and enabling flexible donor choices through unrestricted funds and Endow Iowa credits.
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William B. Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Quarton
Community Foundation
Iowa
Kevin Welu
TrueNorth Wealth Management
Greater
Quiet Mowing Recalled and Civic Letters Debate
Long readers share memories of push mowers and Amish exchanges amid community letters about privatizing city golf courses. The column also includes partisan opinions urging voters to back Vernon in Iowa’s 1st District race and criticizing ideological purity.
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Don Hansen
Waterloo
Jim Dyer
Waldo Morris
John Rosenberg
Congress
Murphy
Vernon
1St
Bidding farewell to the Grand Old Party
Kathleen Parker argues the Republican Party faces an identity crisis as Donald Trump nears the nomination. She cites Speaker Paul Ryan's cautious stance and notable GOP defections from George W. Bush to Mitt Romney, suggesting the party may be ending its current era.
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Donald Trump
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Ryan
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George H.W. Bush
Laura Bush
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Mitt Romney
John McCain
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Sarah Palin
Westdale redevelopment stalls dent Cedar Rapids retail hopes
The Gazette notes Westdale’s slow progress and a Burlington Coat Factory anchor rumor. Nordstrom Rack showing no interest signals bleak retail odds, while city reconfigures space and transit amid high rises and $18 million outdoor developments. Still, Westdale offers better prospects than in 2007.
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George Ford
Burlington Coat Factory
John Frew
Cedar Rapids
Frew
Central Park
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Lynda Waddington
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Younkers
J.C. Penney
Ford
Cedar Lake
New Bohemia
Nordstrom Rack
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