Quotes Of The Week Highlight Parks Trails And Alleys
Quotes from local officials and residents cover plans to curb tobacco in Iowa City parks, transform Cedar Rapids alleys with color, favor Palisades-Kepler State Park, align with a 65th Franklin High reunion, and install permeable parking to reduce stormwater runoff at a Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust lot.
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Susan Vileta
Johnson County Public Health
Iowa City Council
Faith Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Walter Mead
Mead Triplets
Wayne
Warne
Franklin High School
John Rodriguez
Cedar Rapids Bank & ‘Trust
First Avenue NE
Coast Guard
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Washington Post
U.S
Community letters discuss medical bills and DACA impact
Readers share frustration with a doctors group over unpaid bills and question whether DACA should remain in place. They cite Iowa effects, national implications, and commend new U.S. citizens who followed legal pathways, urging continued lawful immigration and responsible financial conduct.
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Linn County
Physicians Clinic OF
Iowa
PCI
United States
United States of America
Garrison Keillor Reflects On Nation and Song
The syndicated columnist recalls six weeks on tour with a bus show singing patriotic tunes in Baltimore and across the country. He notes the crowd’s shared emotion, fears for traditional hymns and the Pledge, and laments the loss of common songs amid politics and media.
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Sweet Land of Liberty
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Baltimore
Inner Harbor
Francis Scott Key
Purple Mountains
Red River Valley
Ammundson
Fort McHenry
Key
Promis
Garrison Kelllor
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