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The tree is scheduled to arrive at about 8 a.m., with setup and decoration taking place until about 10:30 a.m. The tree lighting ceremony is Saturday.
Racial Equity Connect — or R.E. Connect — was co-founded by Tracy Jon Sargeant and V Fixmer-Oraiz about six months ago. Since then, they have recruited organizations, spoken with elected officials and began creating a network for people of color.
Mayor Nick AbouAssaly says Youth Advisory Council gives him another opportunity to hear residents’ voices
Bundled-up tree-hunters with mittened kids in tow lined the road along the Ely evergreen market before it opened at 9 a.m. Friday. And at Solon’s Handley’s Holiday Hillside Inc., about 30 minutes south, dozens of parked vehicles squeezed the gravel road from both sides for as far as the eye could see.
A section of Marion Boulevard is closed as construction crews install girders for the new pedestrian bridge that will span the main Marion road.
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world Friday as the U.S. and other nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings to weigh the exact risks, which were largely unknown.
Scientists are worried about this new variant of COVID-19. The World Health Organization on Nov. 26 designated it as a “variant of concern,” naming it “omicron.”
As of this month, Sue Mincks has officially flown 1,000 times as a flight paramedic at the LifeGuard Air Ambulance at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital. She joined the crew in 2005.
The Tanager Place LGBTQ Youth Center is auctioning off holiday wreaths created by students and business owners in the community to benefit the center.
But at least for a quite a while, you’ll still need to keep the hard copy just like now.
Navigator, a Texas-based company, is proposing a 1,300-mile pipeline that would pass through 36 Iowa counties, including Linn, Benton, Cedar, Delaware and Iowa, capturing carbon dioxide at ethanol and fertilizer plants and transporting the liquid form of the gas to a sequestration site in western Illinois.
Cedar Rapids has spent over $30 million to bring public sidewalks, parks and other facilities into compliance with the ADA since executing a settlement agreement with the Justice Department in 2015.
Just in time for your eggnog this holiday season, apps are coming to Iowa to make good on a law passed over the summer legalizing third-party delivery of alcohol.
Over nearly a quarter of a century, Sen. Joe Bolkcom has found that representing Iowa City to be the best job in Iowa politics because his constituents have given him the freedom and support to tackle issues other legislators haven’t been able to address because “they come from districts where it's harder to be outspoken.”
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