Cedar Rapids library earns national honor for community impact
The Cedar Rapids Public Library is a 2017 National Medal recipient, cited for broad community impact beyond facilities. Director Dara Schmidt and staff highlighted programs like the Legacy series for immigrants and Black residents, MICRO Loans for small business, flood shelter support, and Wi Fi hotspot lending across the Metro Network. The award follows resilience after a 2015 tax rejection and ongoing efforts to expand literacy through Summer Dare and other initiatives.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
National Medal For Museum and Library Service
Dara Schmidt
Amber Mussman
Iowa
Metro
Hiawatha
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Dare Everywhere
Thegazette.com
Questioning stereotypes about affordable housing in community letters
The writer argues news coverage fuels prejudice against low income residents who work and care for families. They contend fear drives housing segregation, noting many affordable-housing workers are everyday neighbors seeking stability. The piece challenges readers to examine who is truly a threat to community safety and harmony.
Residents debate affordable housing and tour selective bias
Letters from Rebecca Karlson and Mary A. Craig discuss attitudes toward the Crestwood Ridge affordable housing project and volunteer road cleanup. Karlson questions discrimination and tour messaging while advocating for exposing both sides. Craig praises volunteers for ditch cleanup and urges responsible waste disposal.
College lunacy and free speech clashes on campuses
Walter Williams blasts what he calls lunacy on campuses citing Purdue Clemson UC Hastings and UMich laws schools. He argues for defending free speech while urging lawmakers to cut funding and donors to withdraw support to hit campus what he calls tyrants in the pocketbook.
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Purdue University
David Sanders
Clemson University
Lee Gill
University of California-Hastings College of the Law
The
University
Heather MacDonald
Claremont McKenna College
Milo Yiannopoulos
Uc-Berkeley
Charles Murray
Middlebury College
Baer
America
Todds in politics tall tale or real wave
Opinion column muses on the political prospects of people named Todd as candidates in 2018 races. The piece notes Todd Prichard and other Todds in various states, compares historical Todds, and suggests a possible Todd-led surge may emerge in American politics.
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Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Prichard
Kim Reynolds
Todd
U.S
Todd Palin
McCain-Palin
Todd Prnch
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lincolns
Tad
Chuck Todd
Todds
Missouri U.S
Todd Akin
U.S. Senate
Indiana
Todd Young
Todd Rokita
Rokita
United Airlines
Oklahoma
Todd Lamb
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Community Letters
Rebecca Karlson
Crestwood Ridge
Mary A. Craig
Signe Wilkinson
Distri
Post Writers Group
Qg.com
Walter Williams
of Michigan Law School
Joshua Silverstein
University of Arkansas-Little Rock
University of California- Irvine
New York Times
New York University
Ulrich Baer
Wwilliam
Gmu
Dorman
Todd Dorman
Thegazette
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