Iowa City Book Festival enters fifth year with 70 events
The Iowa City Book Festival runs Thursday through October 13 in the City of Literature. It features more than 70 events across venues, showcasing authors and readings during the festival period.
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We Create Here venture sails Cedar Rapids retirement tale
Cedar Rapids couple embarks on a bold retirement journey aboard a life at sea. The article profiles their plans, motivations, and the path to a new horizon as they navigate freedom and creativity aboard.
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Pomeranz’s growth playbook takes shape in Cedar Rapids
City Manager Jeff Pomeranz discusses economic development and seeing opportunity as he maps growth for Cedar Rapids. The piece notes his Queens origins, early work at a Del Rio border bridge project, and eight years in Port Angeles during Cedar Rapids decline. Cedar Rapids’ Raining Rose plant closure is cited among challenges faced.
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Disparity in minority jailings highlighted in Iowa study
Iowa Watch and Burlington leaders examine the Opportunity Gap showing higher percentages of Black men in jails than in the general population. Dave Selmon, once involved in crime, now ministers to inmates and advocates for change, linking crime, housing, education and employment disparities to jail demographics.
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Corrections Prison Population Breakdown by Demographics
A page from the Iowa Department of Corrections Jail section reports as of January 1, 2013 the racial and ethnic distribution of offenders. White 84.8 percent, Black 11.7 percent, Latino 5.2 percent, American Indian Alaska Native 1.2 percent, Asian Pacific Islander 1 percent, unknown 0.3 percent. The data appears on Page 8A.
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Health care exchanges show slow enrollment amid glitches
Health insurers including Molina Healthcare and Cigna report a trickle of ACA marketplace enrollments as computer bottlenecks hamper initial sign ups. Insurers expect numbers to rise once enrollment issues are fixed and consumers understand their options.
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