Iowa News Highlights Energy Wins and County Board Change
The University of Iowa wins a national award for fueling its power plant with oat hull byproducts saving $500,000 annually. Linn County aligns its rules with 98 counties for Board of Supervisors changes amid talks of expanding the board from three to five seats. Iowa legislators push credits for local wind solar biogas and biomass projects. Fantasy baseball scores may visit Cedar Rapids Kernels games online. A Des Moines teen will still attend college after being duped by a Cedar Rapids man.
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Widening First Avenue Won't Solve G R Traffic
Opinion argues Cedar Rapids plan to widen First Avenue to seven lanes will increase traffic, erode neighborhoods, and raise costs without solving long term congestion. The piece urges safer improvements, linked to Mount Vernon Road, East Post Road, and a northern metro loop. Marianne Baker Anamosa.
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Country Club Heights
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Metro
East Post Road
States and cities stand for civil liberties after Patriot Act
The letter argues that six states and 375 communities including Des Moines Ames Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis Denver Philadelphia Seattle Dallas Baltimore Los Angeles Detroit Atlanta and Tampa passed resolutions in defense of civil liberties since the Patriot Act. It urges readers to visit the Bill of Rights Defense Committee site bordc org for more information.
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Kansas City
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Philadelphia
Seattle
Dallas
Baltimore
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Detroit
Atlanta
Tampa
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
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Polk Elementary Praises PTA Support in Cedar Rapids
Polk Elementary staff thank the Cedar Rapids PTA families for extensive help at school events. PTA volunteers sponsor Open House Carnival Bingo Night Donuts for Dad Pancake Breakfast Muffins for Mom Read and Feed Chili Supper and partner with AACE for Black History Night Sock Hop Family Night. They also provide staff dinners and treats.
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Kingston Stadium Needs Urgent Renovation in Cedar Rapids
Letter from Janice Carson urges Cedar Rapids to renovate Kingston Stadium to improve safety and appearance. She notes torn sheet metal on bench seating, exposed edges posing injury risk, and compares the aging venue to nearby Ice Arena and Veterans Memorial Stadium. She questions responsibility for future injuries and the city’s progress.
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Kingston Stadium
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Janice Carson
Iowa stream trout death prompts continued stocking efforts
123 trout perished in McLoud Run when unknown contamination struck in northeast Cedar Rapids. The Iowa DNR continues stocking the stream and notes the habitat supports long term trout survival despite sporadic kills. The incident underscores ongoing risks to urban fishing and watershed management.
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McLoud Run
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Patriot Act column argues rights safeguarded by law
A May 8 guest column by Charles Larson Sr. defends the Patriot Act claiming it preserves freedom and has avoided predicted adverse consequences. The author agrees with the act's positive impact and counters critics.
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