Market crowds rise at Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District reports average Saturday attendance at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market reached about 13,000 in 2011, up 50 percent from 2010 as the event runs June through September. Alliant Energy projects flood recovery costs around 300 million dollars with two new substations planned to improve reliability. Iowa teens' stricter 1999 licensing appears linked to a drop in fatalities and crashes, with one 16 year old fatality in 2010 compared to twenty in 2001.
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Iowa Risks Rising Crashes Debt and Bees Hit Crops
Iowa faces more mopeds ATVs crashes with 68 crashes and nine deaths this year. College student loan defaults rise from 7 to 8.8 percent nationally and 11.5 percent in Iowa. Beekeepers lose up to 70 percent of colonies threatening crops worth about 180 million annually. State researchers seek causes.
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Readers urge brighter road safety gear after scooter collision
Letters discuss mo ped safety urging visibility with bright vests flags and lights after a Cedar Rapids Des Moines incident in which a scooter rider wearing a helmet was struck by a driver who said he could not see her. The writer notes ICU care and brain injury.
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Obama era stimulus saga echoes in campaign scrutiny
A reflection on the failed stimulus goals and Solyndra fallout. The piece contrasts Obama’s promises for poverty reduction and clean energy jobs with rising poverty, Solyndra bankruptcy, and political backlash. It references political reactions and donor discussions after election results.
Iowans urge reopening of Iowa Workforce Development offices
Guest column argues to keep IWD offices open amid recession. Affirms lawsuit against Governor Branstad to block closures, cites job creation, unemployment aid, and collaboration with community colleges. Names AFSCME Iowa Council 61 leader Danny Homan and several lawmakers urging bipartisan action.
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