Volunteers ramp up for wheelchair access and more
WRAP volunteers including retired Rockwell Collins engineers design and install customized ramps for people with wheelchairs who cannot afford builders. Simon Estes tours Iowa towns to raise funds for college scholarships and the Simon Estes Iowa Educational Foundation. Iowa receives $10 million from a federal disaster recovery grant to fund watershed projects and local authority education, aiding flood mitigation.
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WRAP
Rockwell Collins
Iowa
No Courage and Dry Leaves Highlight Iowa Campaign and Weather
Since 1996 Project Vote Smart has pressed politicians for straight answers but Iowa's delegation shows limited participation with Rep Tom Latham among four in the 4th District. The piece notes hazardous leaf burning may cause fires with two Iowa deaths, plus Cedar Rapids Museum of Art budget strains reducing hours and boosting fundraising.
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Vote Smart
Votesmart. Org
Iowa
Tom Latham
ART Museum
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Community letters voice concern over tolerance and local economics
A Cedar Rapids reader recounts a hostile Halloween night in Iowa City after attending a Rocky Horror Picture Show showing. He describes vandalism to his car and calls for greater welcome of diverse groups while contrasting with plans for a literature and casino driven economic future in Iowa.
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Iowa City
Matthew Ford
Cedar Rapids
Vegas
Moline
Las Vegas
Iowa
Branson
Kirkwood Community College
United Nations
Visiting Downtown G R Cedar Rapids Tips
Tips for visitors to downtown Grand Rapids and Cedar Rapids warn travelers from the south to avoid Second Street SE which has long been blocked off, with guidance aimed at easing downtown exploration.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Street
Local roads face closures as downtown changes loom
Community members discuss planned road and center expansions that will reduce traffic routes including Second Avenue SE and Third Street access to A Avenue NE. They warn emergency access may be slowed while developers push to expand the U S Cellular Center and remove a popular First Street SE parkade. Local farms face decline while a push for Iowa produced foods grows. The debate includes criticism of a public figure over past remarks and a cited debt of 13 million dollars.
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Transporta
Second Avenue
Third Street
U.S. Cellular Center
St. Luke's
First Street
Mike Sundall
Physicians’ Clinic of
Iowa
Defeat, denial and outrage mark 2007 political clash
The piece critiques Barney Frank and Jim Moran among Democrats, accusing them of denial and entitlement during their races and condemns Barack Obama for misreading public sentiment. It argues Obama’s emergency measures were central to policy, while opponents campaigned on ObamaCare.
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Frank
Perhope
Capitol Hill
Congres
Jim Moran
Virginia
Miich Frank
People’s House
Patrick Murray
Moran
Murray
U.S. Army
Iraq
Barack Obama
Obama
ObamaCare
Iowa Core Curriculum drives 21st century education reform
Rosie Hussey urges rapid adoption of universal pre school and Iowa Core Curriculum across all schools. The plan includes data driven instruction, tech personalization, and civics health and employment skills, aiming for full implementation by 2014 15 with ongoing teacher training and curriculum planning statewide.
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State Board of Education
Iowa
State Board
Iowa Department of Education
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