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.
A new mural in Cedar Rapids reminds the community that the pandemic is not over as healthcare workers continue to battle COVID-19 inside hospitals.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers be vaccinated by Jan. 4 or face mask requirements and weekly tests.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1 trillion package of
Heartbroken to learn Fairfield High School Spanish language teacher Nohema Graber had been murdered, friends Friday recalled how she influenced their lives.
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