Iowa tourism needs bold bragging not blank praise
Tim Boyle notes Iowa’s appeal and Cedar Rapids region’s potential while leading a re energised Convention and Visitors Bureau. He promises no excuses and stresses tourism’s role in economic development, with calls to promote the Corridor’s attractions and proximity to 20 million people within a five hour reach.
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Boyle
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Cellular Center
Remembering Roby Kesler Civic Leader of Cedar Rapids
Rick Fangman honors Roby Kesler in Cedar Rapids noting her service at Coe College and local groups. He urges readers to step up, get involved, and bring their best to the community as Roby did.
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Cedar Rapids
Boyle
Roby Kesler
Roby
Coe College
Rick Fangman
Banning Recruiters From Classrooms Urged in Iowa City Column
Greta Anderson argues that military recruiters push a hard sell in schools, citing a Kirkwood Community College scene with an Army banner and after school programs in Chicago. She claims recruiters infiltrate schools as substitutes to collect student data and push rapid enlistment, urging principals to ban them.
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Jacqueline Mitchard
U.S
Iraq
Kirkwood Community College
Chicago
Army
Linn County
Army Handbook
Greta Anderson
Iowa City
Kirkwood critic misses mark on enrollment bond issue
Sharon Cummins Swisher defends Kirkwood Community College against a Sept. 1 letter claiming flawed enrollment data. She notes Kirkwood's growth, space shortages for 14 programs, and a $25 million bond plan to fund new classrooms and digital upgrades across seven counties. She urges a yes vote for education.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
University of Iowa
Iowa State
Iowa
Bill Beaty
Marion
Tinue
U.S. Cellular
Paramount
Cedar Rapids
Prairie High School
Kirkwood Seeks 25 Million Bond for Campus Upgrades
Kirkwood Community College asks voters to approve a 25 million bond to fund facility improvements needed for growing enrollment. Fall 2004 credit enrollment was 15,400 with projections over 20,000 by 2010, plus 80 thousand continuing education enrollments and 150 local businesses using Kirkwood Training Services.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Toni Cilek Seeks Reelect to Iowa City School Board
Sally and Alan Junkins of North Liberty urge voters to reelect Toni Cilek to the Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors. They cite her experience, open communication, and commitment to all students as reasons to maintain continuity on the board.
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Toni Cilek
Iowa City
Minimizing Future Disasters Amid Uncertainty and Bias
The piece argues that disaster cost sharing is unequal and that reducing future damages is hampered by uncertainty and irrational behavior. It weighs levee spending, earthquakes near New Madrid, Kobe-like events, tsunamis, and rare but catastrophic risks, noting how familiarity biases shape risk assessment.
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Bush
New Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
Charleston
S.C
California
U.S
New Madrid
San Francisco
Kobe
Japan
Boston
Chandler
Minn
Minnetonka
Mendota Heights
Leota
Lake Wilson
Canary Islands
Brazil
Greenland
Manhattan
Miami
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