DeMarcus D. Robertson Ray, 18, of Cedar Rapids was arrested by Iowa City police on Dec. 22 after he was released from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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DeMarcus D. Robertson Ray, 18, of Cedar Rapids was arrested by Iowa City police on Dec. 22 after he was released from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Refugees arriving in Iowa from Afghanistan are getting a little help from others who know what they’re going through — people who came to Iowa from Bosnia.
Dave Miglin had crisscrossed the state multiple weekends to do anything from simply taking a photo by a town’s sign to visiting with locals on city streets, bars, tourist attractions and anywhere else he could strike up a conversation.
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With Cedar Rapids’ ReLeaf effort and other communities replanting strategies, even more will be planted in 2022 and beyond.
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The weeklong winter festival kicks off on Saturday, Jan. 29, with games, ice skating and other activities throughout the week, including two new events.
“Can’t just continue to throw money at it,” a lawmaker says, but another its a classic case of legislators “kicking the can down the road ...spending money on it as we're kicking it.”
it struck some Iowans as strange when U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted against a bill that would pour more than $100 million in federal money to repair and replace bridges into southwest Iowa, the district she represents in Washington. But not Washington insiders.
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