No, not heading to Phoenix this year for an Iowa bowl game, though we will be rooting for the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. the Oklahoma Sooners, in a homecoming game for OU coach Bob Stoops. The Hawkeyes are playing in the 2011 Insight Bowl. The second straight year in the Insight, as Iowa attempts to win for the first time, an unprecedented four bowl games in a row.
It's Monday, December 26Th and the New Year is less than a week away now.
On Tuesday, January 3Rd, Iowans will have an opportunity to participate in the Iowa Caucus. Our President will likely be unattested, but the Republican nomination process will have the first test, in Iowa. Who was the first to file in Iowa? As the link pointed out, it was the President.
Do you feel the Presidential race in Iowa is a little quieter, than in the past? The candidate we are pulling for is placing most of his focus on New Hampshire, which will have the first primary in the Nation on January 10Th. A candidate with a strong philosophy on free markets and small government would be a breath of fresh air right now. What's ahead for the GOP field?
The City of Cedar Rapids on January 2Nd will seat two new City Council members. From a gender standpoint, the Council will add another women to the Council The five cities of Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Fairfax will bring a sales tax extension to the public again in March 6, 2012.
Out with the old - Rick Smith, The Gazette
Arena renovation taking shape in downtown Cedar Rapids
The City of Cedar Rapids is renovating the old U.S. Cellular Center, hotel and is adding a new convention center to the adjoining block and street.
Cedar Rapids-based radio station to launch in 2012 - The Gazette
(Dave DeWitte/Sourcemedia News) CEDAR RAPIDS — Corridor radio listeners might soon be able to tune in to a Spanish language broadcast of a Kernels baseball ...
The City of Cedar Rapids will likely be seeking to fill a vacancy with the police chief in the new year. City Manager Jeff Pomeranz will get an opportunity to fill the position. The present police chief was selected by the City's first full-time city manager.
Over the past year, we were involved heavily with three issues directly in front of the City Council.
- Robin Tucker served on the Charter Review Commission in 2011
- The discussion of the boundaries for the MedQuarter district in Cedar Rapids
- The proposed Section 8 housing mandate and Lawful Source of Income being added as protective class in the City's new proposed Chapter 69 ordinance
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