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‘Trump needs us’: People of color at Trump’s Des Moines rally talked about why they support him »

Andrew Rohde had many things in common with the almost 4,000 other supporters of Donald Trump at the president’s reelection rally at the Des Moines International Airport last week. But he differed in one key way: the 18-year-old was born in Mexico. “This is the greatest nation in the world, nothing’s better, and Donald Trump […]

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Post Consumer Content, a five-week series curated by Louise Fisher on the Public Space One lawn, featured installations from five area artists, all made of recycled materials. The series sought to make viewers rethink their relationships to consumer goods, waste and the environment.

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Reynolds’ use of CARES Act funds to pay for software contract came after the Iowa House rejected her request for the money

Oct 22, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to use $21 million of federal COVID-19 relief funds on a new computer system she awarded a no-bid contract last year came after the Iowa House of Representatives rejected her request to use $21 million in state gambling revenue to pay for the system, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported on Thursday. The […]

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Weekender, Oct. 22: African American Composer Collage, ‘RBG,’ Amy Friedl Stoner and more local events this weekend

Oct 22, 2020

The Weekender The editor’s roundup of this weekend’s can’t-miss virtual and safely distanced events is here! Don’t miss the first ever virtual Vino Vérité on Oct. 23, brought to you by Little Village, Bread Garden Market and FilmScene. If you’d like to receive the Weekender in your inbox every Thursday, sign up for our newsletter. […]

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Cedar Rapids Public Library continues to provide crucial services from a distance

Oct 22, 2020

If there is one small sliver of a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that it has highlighted to our society who and what is truly essential to the lives we lead. Doctors, nurses, grocery store workers, public transit drivers, teachers, daycare — we feel a new sense of reverence for the people […]

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COVID-19: Iowa sets new records for hospitalizations, deaths; Reynolds defends spending $21 million in federal pandemic aid on pre-pandemic projects

Oct 21, 2020

The surge in the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients continued on Wednesday, with the Iowa Department of Public Health reporting 534 patients. This is an increase of 33 patients over the total on Tuesday, which was the first day Iowa ever reported more than 500 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. One hundred and thirty-four of those patients […]

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‘Trump needs us’: People of color at Trump’s Des Moines rally talked about why they support him

Oct 21, 2020

Andrew Rohde had many things in common with the almost 4,000 other supporters of Donald Trump at the president’s reelection rally at the Des Moines International Airport last week. But he differed in one key way: the 18-year-old was born in Mexico. “This is the greatest nation in the world, nothing’s better, and Donald Trump […]

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Cedar Rapids City Council advances plans to create a citizen review board

Oct 21, 2020

The Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday that brings the city another step closer to creating a citizen review board for the city’s police department. The resolution directs city staff to create an ordinance based on the recommendations developed by city staff. The ordinance is expected to be drafted and presented […]

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Bus rides in Coralville will be free on Election Day

Oct 21, 2020

There will be no charge for riding the bus in Coralville on Election Day in order to make it easier for everyone to get to their polling place to vote. Coralville Transit noted in its announcement that “not all polling locations have direct transit service,” but published a list of the ones that do. Coralville […]

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Iowa City student information may have been exposed in billing company hack

Oct 20, 2020

The Iowa City Community School District informed families on Tuesday the company that handles Medicaid billing and reimbursement for the district was hacked and student data may have been stolen. “On September 2, 2020, Timberline informed us that an unknown actor accessed its network between February 12, 2020 and March 4, 2020, encrypted certain files, […]

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Iowa has more than 500 hospitalized COVID-19 patients for the first time

Oct 20, 2020

Iowa hit a new record high in the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with the Iowa Department of Public Health reporting 501 patients with confirmed cases of the virus in the state’s hospitals as of Tuesday morning, breaking the previous record of 482 patients set last week. As hospitalizations have grown in recent weeks, Gov. […]

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City of Cedar Rapids shares how residents can get involved in its climate action plan

Oct 20, 2020

The city of Cedar Rapids is organizing opportunities for residents to get informed and involved with the city’s ongoing climate action efforts. The public engagement process will kick off on Thursday and wrap up in December, according to Eric Holthaus, the city’s sustainability coordinator. The process includes virtual presentations, a community survey and details on […]

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Letter to the editor: Pulkrabek will address the pandemic

Oct 20, 2020

By Paul Deaton, Solon As Election Day approaches, coronavirus dominates the news and the lives of many who live in House District 73. I voted early for Lonny Pulkrabek as state representative and recommend you vote for him too. Pulkrabek will engage with other legislators to do something about spread of COVID-19 in Iowa. Given […]

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Letter to the editor: Rep. Kaufmann has not earned my trust or my vote

Oct 20, 2020

By Kathleen Darling, West Branch Mr. Kaufmann has not earned my trust or my vote. He does have a gift for saying the right thing according to the audience. After I visited several town hall meetings I found his responses evasive, dismissive and misleading. For example, in Clarence when public workers present raised concerns of […]

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Letter to the editor: Pulkrabek will address the pandemic

By Paul Deaton, Solon As Election Day approaches, coronavirus dominates the news and the lives of many who live in House District 73. I voted early for Lonny Pulkrabek as state representative and recommend you vote for him too. Pulkrabek will engage with other legislators to do something about spread of COVID-19 in Iowa. Given […]

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Letter to the editor: Rep. Kaufmann has not earned my trust or my vote

By Kathleen Darling, West Branch Mr. Kaufmann has not earned my trust or my vote. He does have a gift for saying the right thing according to the audience. After I visited several town hall meetings I found his responses evasive, dismissive and misleading. For example, in Clarence when public workers present raised concerns of […]

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Letter to the editor: Our District 73 representative doesn’t seem to like us very much

By James C. Folk, Iowa City Ten years ago, it was odd that Iowa House District 73 was drawn with straight edges and an attractive wandering line along the Iowa River. Perhaps the artist’s hand shook a bit as he drew the southern boundary. It was suddenly interrupted, adding a tiny, jagged appendage that just […]

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Letter to the editor: Count every vote

By Pat Bowen, Iowa City Voting is a sacred act, a way to shape public policy and transition our communities so they work for all of us. Our state and country are places where every vote should count. No matter what you look like, how much money you have or where you come from, it […]

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