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True, they might live thousands of miles from an ocean, so you might ask yourself what a group of rockers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, knows about surf music. Comment?
Record number served at Salvation Army Thanksgiving meal
Posted on Nov 25, 2009 by admin . The Salvation Army set a new record with its annual Thanksgiving meal in Cedar Rapids today, serving 378 people, about 50 more than last year, Salvation Army officials announced. Comment?
Families in FEMA trailers must begin paying rent Jan. 1
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... rates set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with reductions based on family size and income. Cedar Rapids' local market rate is $920 monthly for a three-bedroom unit, $649 for two bedrooms, and $492 for a single bedroom. Monthly ... Comment?
Grassley: Neary $7 Million for CRANDIC Bridge Repair
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Senator Chuck Grassley announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportationa s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $6,965,163 grant to Cedar Rapids through the 2008 Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair program. Comment?
Census Needs Thousands of People to Fill Jobs
... Positions are available in every community. Those hired will work out of Census Offices located in: Ames, IA Cedar Rapids, IA Des Moines, IA Sioux City, IA Waterloo, IA The U. S. Census Bureau encourages interested persons to apply for these jobs by ... Comment?
News Item: : Obituary Posted by Marissa Wednesday November 25, 2009 Sylvia Wolcott, 100 Funeral services for Sylvia Mae Wolcott, 100, of Cedar Rapids, IA will be Thursday, December 3 at 10:00 AM, at the Hickey-Wevik Funeral Chapel in Chamberlain with burial at the Reliance Cemetery at Reliance, SD.A Visitation will be Wednesday, Dec. Comment?
Iowa Telecom sale makes jobs uncertain
... or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.gazetteonline.com . Copyright (c) 2009, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 ... Comment?
VIDEO: Ashton Kutcher, GQ teaming up for Cedar Rapids flood relief
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Posted on Nov 25, 2009 by admin . Actor and Cedar Rapids native Ashton Kutcher is helping flood recovery in this month's GQ Magazine. Comment?
... Loving of Carson City; grandmothers Jan Bailey and Gladys Pederson both of Carson City; brothers Mike Bailey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mark Bailey of Cloudcroft, N.M., sister Leeanne Vidovich of Carson City; and granddaughter Kylie Enbody. A ... Comment?
Democrat wins House special election in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Ia. - Democrat Kirsten Running-Marquardt appeared Tuesday night to have scored a landslide win in the special election in Iowa State House District 33, according to unofficial results. Comment?
... Survivors include her son Stephen (Diane) Montgomery of Marion, IA, Grandsons Tom (Laurie) Montgomery of Cedar Rapids, IA and Todd (Renae) Montgomery of Van Meter, IA and five great-grandchildren Peyton, Gavin, Trae, Slade and Cierra. Betty worked ... Comment?
Patricia A. McNabb, 83, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, November 23, 2009. Services: 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 27, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Comment?
Charles "Charlie" Kent Spike, 82, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. Comment?
Trial set for Iowa man in beating death
Jason Blackcloud is charged in the death of Jerry Hurt, also of Cedar Rapids, in August 2008. Comment?
Kirsten Running-Marquardt Wins House District 33
... making an easy defeat of Republican Joshua Thurston. The House District 33 seat covers downtown and southwest Cedar Rapids. Running-Marquardt will replace Democrat Dick Taylor who retired from the legislature. Here's a breakdown of the vote: 1,935 ... Comment?
Mt. Mercy Students Deliver Meals on Wheels
... some college students helped get meals out Tuesday. About two dozen students from Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids spent their morning and afternoon delivering food through the Meals for Wheels program. "I have some patients who are with Meals ... Comment?
Ashton Kutcher Teams with GQ for Flood Releif
Actor and Cedar Rapids native Ashton Kutcher is helping flood recovery in this month's GQ Magazine. Comment?
Unpaid Parking Tickets? Prepare to be Towed in Downtown CR
In order to improve management of the Citya s Downtown parking spaces and to provide the spaces needed for shoppers and visitors to Downtown, Cedar Rapids Parking, the parking management agency of the City of Cedar Rapids, on November 30, 2009 will begin to tow and impound vehicles belonging to individuals who do not pay their parking tickets. Comment?
Kirsten Running wins House 33 seat
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Posted on Nov 24, 2009 by James Q. Lynch . Kirsten Running-Marquardt Kirsten Running-Marquardt handily won election to a seat in the Iowa House from a heavily Democratic south-side Cedar Rapids district in a special election Tuesday. Comment?
Iowa showing reduced school enrollment
... also reports some districts are bucking that downward trend. Enrollment is increasing at suburban schools near Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Iowa City. While Cedar Rapids has seen a decrease of 207 students this year to 16,755, the Linn-Mar school ... Comment?