A Cedar Rapids Women’s League Marks 75 Years of Service
The Junior League of Cedar Rapids, founded in 1934, has grown from a limited role for women to a major community force with 350 members. The exhibit Women Building Better Communities highlights 75 years of programs for children and women, flood relief, and leadership training, including the Duramed Futures Tournament and Learn by Doing philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League of
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids League
Junior League
Association of Junior Leagues Inter
National
Mary and Carl Koehler
Bever Park
Waypoint
Madge Phillips
Arc
Iowa
LPGA
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
League
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Barack Obama
Servant Heart
Marion
Kansas City
International House of Prayer
Janelle Godhenauer
Grandview, Mo
Equal Justice and Health Care Reform Debate Mixed in Letters
Readers argue about police use of force and citizen rights, then discuss health care reform in Iowa. AARP survey results are cited on access, reform needs, and Medicare improvements, while others criticize Republican tactics and national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Shaw
Iowa City
Soviet Union
Communist
China
Herman Lenz Sumner
Iowa Aarp
AARP
Iowa
Marlys Floyd
Cedar Rapids
Shortsightedness follows Zika plan
A reader rebuts a Sept 14 letter about Zika Avenue development and recalls a prior 62 cottage plan called Somnolent Grove. They critique the current proposal as shortsighted, note tax base concerns, and urge long-term flood-resilient planning for Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zika Avenue
Tom Berthel
Kyle Skogman
Darryl High
Stop calling evolution a theory and why it matters
A reader argues against labeling evolution a theory, citing alleged lack of transitional fossils and thermodynamics conflict, while asserting biblical creationism as stronger. The letter defends Scripture and minimizes scientific doubt, framing belief as requiring faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Siewert
Siewert
Darwin
Andrew Bunce
Cedar Rapids
GOP Pie and Pundits At Delaware County Governor Contest
Republican gubernatorial speed dating at the Delaware County Fairgrounds drew about 100 GOP members. Five candidates spoke briefly while diners enjoyed pork chops and pie, with Dan Gable as the keynote, stressing civility in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchester
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Delaware County
GOP
Terry Griffith
Jerry Behn
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Christian Fong
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Bob Vander Plaats
Carroll
Rod Roberts
Central Casting
Dan Gable
Washington
Chuck Larson Jr
U.S
Paul Wellstone
Larson
Wellstone
Gable
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