For any American who casts violent extremism as a foreign problem, the Jan. 6 Capitol siege held up an uncomfortable mirror that showed the same conditions for fantastical thinking and politically motivated violence as any society.
After workers rejected Deere & Co.’s offer, the strike enters its fourth week amid concerns of an impasse.
John Grier began his career with the Iowa City Fire Department in 1992 as a firefighter. He held a number of positions before being appointed fire chief in 2013.
The University of Iowa-based State Hygienic Laboratory – which for the last nearly two years has been on the front lines of Iowa’s COVID response – hasn’t been consistently charging customers or collecting documentation, leaving on the table as much as $1.1 million, according to a recent audit.
Just before Halloween, the National Republican Congressional Committee released an ad saying “What’s scarier than Halloween? Democrats spending billions to hire an army of IRS agents to spy on your bank account.”
Moving from a contentious and costly first phase of the race for Cedar Rapids mayor into a narrow window to campaign before the Nov. 30 runoff, it’s “about the issues” for Amara Andrews and Tiffany O’Donnell. The two face hurdles of fundraising more and getting out the vote again with the holiday season likely to disrupt voters’ attention spans.
The Coralville Community Food Pantry is about halfway to its goal of raising $1.2 million for a new, fully customized building that will be double the size of the current space.
Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
A shortage of teachers, substitutes, paraeducators and other school staff is forcing educators to come up with creative ways to meet the needs of students and recruit more workers.
Less than three months since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, eight humanitarian parolees in Cedar Rapids detail the fall of their home country and their hopes for their new home.
The lecture series brings together some of the most creative and inspiring Norwegian-American leaders, thinkers and artists working today. The exhibit celebrates the creativity and ingenuity of Norwegian immigrants and their descendants in America.
Thanks to a $70,000 matching grant, the church will soon undergo a large-scale restoration project that will allow its food pantry to expand.
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