BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
From Lake Villa Review (Illinois): Though she’s been called “the best to come out of Iowa since Bonnie Koloc” by Paxton, [Carol] Montag has been happily based in Cedar Rapids for the last 25 years and describes herself as a stay-at-mom doing the singer-songwriter stuff on the side. … “I remember sitting [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
From WBEZ - Chicago Public Radio: DALE TODD: We were all shocked by the amount of new faces who showed up to Caucus for Senator Obama that night and all honesty a lot of those people were transplants. They were people who have since moved from Chicago and call Cedar Rapids [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Mount Mercy College honored 10 alumni, including two tri-state area residents, during a recognition luncheon Saturday as part of Mount Mercy's Homecoming 2008 celebration.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Enterprises Cooperative (HEc) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has formed a new partnership with ServiShare of Iowa, the shared services arm of the Iowa
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Health Enterprises Cooperative (HEc) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has formed a new partnership with ServiShare of Iowa, the shared services arm of the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA).
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... as his presidential campaign swept through Iowa, ending with an address at the Auditorium in Cedar Rapids, “which was filled to overflowing long before he was scheduled to arrive.” The economy was his theme: “The Democratic Party is absolutely necessary to restore prosperity. The Republican Party has had its chance and it has failed. We are now in the midst of a depression for which natural...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the debate. The Obama campaign in Iowa has organized six debate-watching parties, in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Iowa City and Mason City. Details for all those events are after the jump. Rob Hubler is holding a Plymouth County Office Open House at 5:00 pm, 27 Central Ave Northwest, Le Mars. From Becky Greenwald's campaign: Please join First Lady Mari Culver & Rep....
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
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C.C. Chapman's Reality Bitchslap (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Rumors are flying that we just got done a weekend, but I sure must have missed it. *grin* Friday morning get up at 3 am Drive to Providence to catch a flight Providence —> Cincinnati —> Iowa Had an afternoon meeting in Iowa Had a home cooked meal of steak and sweet corn Went to the first ever Cedar Rapids Tweetup Saturday [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Linda R. Reade, a federal judge in Cedar Rapids reduced a jury award for two women who were illegally strip searched after being arrested at a George Bush rally in 2004. According to Reade, the awards in the sums of $250,000 and $400,000 to the protesters--former teachers Alice McCabe and [...]
ABC News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... battleground state of Iowa. Sen. John McCain and Palin visited the state for a joint rally in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 18. While Nebraska's five electoral votes have been reliably conservative in recent presidential elections – the last time the state went Democratic was in 1964 – Nebraska is one of two states whose electoral votes can be split. Two electoral votes go to the state's overall...
USHL Hockey (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Now that the Fall Classic is over, it's time to take a look at my power rankings. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines both went 3-0 while Sioux City and Fargo went winless. There was lots of good hockey action this weekend, and it looks like Green Bay and Des Moines will be MUCH improved this season. It was also announced that the Fall Classic would be in Sioux City again next season. And now, on to...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (MARKET WIRE) 2nd Story Software, Inc., developers of TaxACT(R) software and pioneer of free federal tax preparation software and services for more than a decade, announces the immediate release of TaxACT(R) 2008 Preview products -- now available through December 31, 2008.
News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The following letter was issued today by SEIU: "Dear Governor Palin, My name is Marshall Clemons. I'm a school custodian in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I've been a custodian for 16 years and I'm proud of the work that I do to ensure that our students have a clean and safe place to learn. Last year Senator Biden spent a day on the job with me -- he's the only Vice-Presidential candidate to ever walk...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Number of comments: 1 1. An Iowa City Police Officer . 2. U.S. Treasury Sec. Henry M. Paulson Jr. (He’ll swipe your wallet and slip your dough to the CEO of Goldman Sachs) 3. A Cedar Rapids city-paid consultant. (Hugs cost $125 each) 4. A Hawkeye kick/punt returner (You will be fumbled to the Wildcats) 5. Fannie Mae (Freddie Mac [...]
