Cable cuts rise as streaming costs shrink options
Mary Sherwood skipped cable after a motorcycle accident two years ago and now pays about 23 dollars monthly for Netflix Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus to watch her favorite shows. She relies on free over the air TV for Chiefs games. The shift reflects a growing number of Americans abandoning cable for streaming.
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Ballots Deadline for Coralville Cedar Rapids Mayoral Runs
Iowa Today reports that Thursday marked the deadline for candidates to file for mayor and City Council races in Coralville and Cedar Rapids. Page 2A.
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Kennedy nominee Caroline Kennedy faces Senate hearing
Caroline Kennedy, President Obama’s pick for ambassador to Japan, appeared at a friendly confirmation hearing. The session sought bipartisan approval for her post while signaling U S diplomacy themes at the outset.
Iowa Women’s Music Festival hits 20 year milestone
The milestone Iowa Women’s Music Festival marks two decades with event details on page 11A. In sports, Hawkeyes host four 2014 men’s basketball recruits visiting Iowa this weekend in a vital recruiting period, page 3B.
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Debt ceiling used to threaten nonbudget items
The Washington Post fact checks Barack Obama remarks from September 18, 2013 noting the debt ceiling has not historically been used to extort issues unrelated to the budget. It discusses Republican divisions over Obamacare and GOP leaders like Karl Rove viewing efforts to link ACA repeal to the debt limit as unlikely to succeed.
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Cedar Rapids to Sell Monroe Elementary for Housing Redevelopment
Cedar Rapids school leaders plan to sell Monroe Elementary School to the Affordable Housing Network Inc. and study demolishing Lincoln Elementary School. The Monroe site, over seven acres, would be redeveloped into apartments and single family homes as part of the district's facilities plan.
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Homeowners push revision to Cedar Rapids flood plan near Ellis Park
About 15 Ellis Boulevard NW residents urge changes to the city's preferred flood protection. The Flood Recovery Committee votes 2-0 to ask the full council to review the plan and consider an alternate alignment for a study area and an earthen levee on the Cedar River's west bank. Neighbors fear a future levee would trap them in the 500 year flood plain and derail planning.
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