Tuesday Morning Read: Preschool struggles to stay in neighborhood; thousands of voter ID cards going out; Collins Aerospace headquarters decision expected by March

TODAY'S WEATHER — Partly cloudy, windy. High 34, low 18.

PRESCHOOL STRUGGLES TO STAY IN NEIGHBORHOOD — For two decades, Trinity Lane Preschool has operated out of a brick building on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids. But with the building at 400 Third Ave. SW up for sale, directors of the preschool are starting to worry their students — many from low-income families — could be without a neighborhood preschool next school year. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/k/preschool-struggles-to-stay-in-southwest-cedar-rapids/

THOUSANDS OF VOTER ID CARDS GOING OUT — As Iowa's controversial voter identification law is poised to start taking effect, Secretary of State Paul Pate said Monday his office plans to begin mailing ID cards this month to about 123,000 registered voters who do not already have a valid Iowa driver's license or state identification card. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/thousands-of-id-cards-going-out-under-new-iowa-voting-law/

COLLINS AEROSPACE HEADQUARTERS DECISION EXPECTED BY MARCH — Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Corp. likely will decide by the end of March where to base Rockwell's corporate successor. Farmington, Conn.-based UTC announced in September it plans to acquire Rockwell for $30 billion, including debt. Under the deal, Rockwell would combine with a UTC division, UTC Aerospace Systems, and form Collins Aerospace Systems. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/business/collins-aerospace-hq-decision-expected-by-march/

HAWKEYES FALL, NOW 0-2 IN LEAGUE — After most of the games during Iowa's run of losing five of its last six games, the refrain from Hawkeyes players has been that they haven't come out with enough toughness or the right mentality until their opponent forces them to do so. That was explicitly brought up after Virginia Tech last Tuesday and again on Monday night after a 77-64 loss at Indiana (5-4, 1-1 Big Ten) in which the Hoosiers went on a 14-0 run in the first half and an 18-0 run in the second half. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/sports/iowa-dealt-another-loss-thanks-to-stagnant-offense-turnovers/

QUOTABLE — 'Like every one of my Senate colleagues, I represent about 60,000 Iowans, yet last session Republican leadership rejected my repeated requests to be appointed to vote on standing committees. Those are votes denied to my constituents, who have been largely left waiting at the committee altar.' Sen. David Johnson of Ocheyedan, who changed his voter registration from Republican to 'No Party' in June 2016 over his disagreements with now-President Donald Trump. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/no-party-david-johnson-seeks-more-sway-in-iowa-senate/