Coe College news week highlights record enrollment and NSF grant
Coe College reports 1,288 full time students and a 406 entering class, plus a 4.7 million National Science Foundation grant to renovate Peterson Hall of Science. Cedar Rapids Healthcare Alliance to study imaging radiation exposure and develop safety protocols. Iowa AG Tom Miller joins 21 states in pressuring Backpage com to remove adult services ads amid trafficking concerns.
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After The Flood Cedar Rapids Faces Cat and Pantry Crises
Post flood Cedar Rapids sees stray cat numbers exceed 25000 with volunteers trapping and neutering many through Iowa Humane Alliance. Food pantries report record demand with CrossRoads and HACAP expanding effort while Time Check Center recovery stalls FEMA funding plans.
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Letters on egg recall trust issues and tax relief debate
A series of reader letters address the 2010 egg recall linked to Wright County Egg and note concerns about farm integrity and food safety. They critique activist groups and question the accuracy of tax-cut claims while urging accountability and ongoing property tax abatements for flood victims in Iowa.
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GOP Pledge to America as Opening Bid in Budget Battles
The GOP unveils its Pledge to America focusing on job creation and tax cuts while promising to repeal the health care overhaul and roll back stimulus and bailouts. Reactions split along party lines with allies praising boldness and critics calling it inadequate or too cautious.
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A Fairer Deal for College Students by Sen Tom Harkin
Senator Tom Harkin argues for reforms in for profit higher education noting 440000 students at University of Phoenix and high loan debt figures. He cites TRIO programs as a partial solution and highlights the role of federal loans and grants in funding disparate outcomes. Katherine Whitsitt leads TRIO Upward Bound at Northeast Iowa Community College.
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