8 February 2012, 5:40 am
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – If you could put a price tag on love in the U.S., it would add up to $17.6 billion. A survey by the National Retail Federation shows that’s how much Americans will spend this Valentine’s Day.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 10:11 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – With weeks and months of hearing opinions on if elementary schools within the Cedar Rapids Community School District will close for the 2012-13 school year, Superintendent Dave Benson is waiting for February 13 before offering his opinion.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 9:55 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz Tuesday night unveiled his city budget recommendations for the fiscal year beginning July 1. He called it a “hold-the-line” proposal. The City Council now will sort through it before a public hearing on March 13.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 3:25 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The number of students who can’t speak English attending schools in Cedar Rapids is higher than ever before. The Cedar Rapids Community School District leads the state in the fastest growing population of these students, known as English language learners, or ELL students.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 12:25 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - You can’t pay for this kind of advertising. It’s priceless. That’s the thought at Cedar Rapids City Hall about the buzz that the city’s new application for smartphones is getting as followers of City Hall goings-on.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 3:40 am
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The new Cedar Rapids library will include a drive-up window for coffee to take advantage of the shop that will be built inside.... Read More »
7 February 2012, 3:35 am
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The new Cedar Rapids library will include a drive-up window for coffee to take advantage of the shop that will be built inside.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 8:55 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Bullying can take many forms. Harassment, exclusion, even assault all fall under the definition. People often focus on the bullies themselves, including their crimes and punishment, but at a special forum hosted by Cedar Rapids PTA Monday night, the focus was on the victim.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 12:50 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Police said a Marion man showed “several signs of impairment” after a chase early Sunday morning through northeast Cedar Rapids.... Read More »
6 February 2012, 6:05 am
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Eastern Iowa school district attendance rates exceed federal standards, but local administrators expect even more from their students.... Read More »
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