A warning for city council members, community organizers, and other leaders
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A warning for city council members, community organizers, and other leaders
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In the summer of 1937, something remarkable happened in Cedar Rapids. At the third anniversary celebration of the nation’s first …
Among my mother’s paintings is one that hangs on a wall across from where I spend most of my time. …
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, or, more accurately, Breed’s Hill, the first major …
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