About two-thirds of the way through his State of the City speech, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett built our word …
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About two-thirds of the way through his State of the City speech, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett built our word …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett will deliver his sixth State of the City speech today. His first, back in 2010, …
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