Iowa Public Radio on track after four years of consolidation
The Gazette notes Iowa Public Radio has grown listenership by 22 percent and membership by 7 percent since consolidating three university stations four years ago. Donor revenue is up 9 percent as IPR approaches self funding, though some fear loss of local programming and uneven coverage remains, with Western Iowa lagging.
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IPR
Iowa Public Radio
Prairie Lights
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Public Radio
Mary Grace Herrington
Western Iowa
Iowa Public Radio faces $1.6 million funding gap
IPR plans to cut costs to reach self support by 2011. The $6.4 million budget relies on $1.6 million from three state universities Iowa Iowa State and Northern Iowa. With tax revenue down due to the recession, universities expect further cuts while IPR seeks audience support and continued service to more Iowans.
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IPR
Iowa
Iowa State
Northern
Iowa Public Radio
Nancy Daly Riordan a life of fight and love in LA NYC and beyond
Nancy Daly Riordan battled stage IV pancreatic cancer for over three years while shaping public life in Los Angeles. She led campaigns for children, helped create a Department for Children and Families, and chaired the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Her journey included a family RV voyage, rare romances, and deep loyalty to her three children.
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Nancy
New York
Los Angeles
New York City
Linda
Bobby
Brian
Hertz
New Jersey
Whole Foods
Charlie Brown
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Nancy MacNeil Daly Riordan
Bob Daly
Warner Bros
Dick Riordan
India
Fiji
John
Joanne
MacLaren Hall
Los Angeles County
Lovekidsla
MacLaren
Department For Children and Families
Commission On
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The
Big Boys
Indiana
Missouri
FEMA aid review ends with full funding claim
The writer asserts FEMA covered losses with consulting help, stating no $400 per hour expert was needed and that full funding was obtained. Signed by Bill Ashby Clermont.
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FEMA
Bill Ashby Clermont
Commuter taxes and Cedar Rapids budget questions
A reader questions Cedar Rapids council members on commuting revenue, arguing workers living outside the city support finances via property and sales taxes. They cite Rockwell Collins, local merchants, and tax implications, urging spending cuts amid flood and budget concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Wieneke
Tom Podzimek
Rockwell Collins
Tam
Cedar Rapidian
Iowa City
Fagan leadership urged to tackle city problems
A letter argues Brian Fagan is a strong, hands on leader who will address flood recovery neighborhood support and funding. It urges strategic long term recovery covering housing environment culture growth infrastructure and historic preservation.
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Brian Fagan
Fagan
Elwood Garlock
Cedar Rapids
Concussions demand serious attention in sports
A guest column cites a University of Michigan study showing NFL players face memory related diseases far more often than non NFL peers. It urges youth sports leaders to follow CDC concussion action steps and distribute the brain injury toolkit from the Iowa Brain Injury Association and state experts.
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University of Michigan
NFL
Mick Tingelhoff
Pete Pihos
Joe Perry
John Mackey
Jim Ringo
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
United States
Iowa
Cde.gov
The
Brain Injury Association of Iowa
Brain.org
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Dick Harrison
Geoffrey Lauer
Burlington
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