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Museum returning to Czech Village

The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will be returning to Czech Village -- but in a new location.

1 year, 2 months ago

People have written: 4 letters   12 questions   11 answers and   92 quips.

Cedar Rapids leaders decline sales tax hike

Council member Justin Shields was praised for his courage in proposing a sales tax increase to pay for flood recovery, but his colleagues rejected the idea.

1 year, 2 months ago

People have written: 1 letter   6 questions   3 answers and   18 quips.

Getting money to flooded homeowners tough

Local officials admit that getting housing funds into the hands of the owners of flood-damaged homes is more complicated than they imagined.

1 year, 3 months ago

People have written: 0 letters   6 questions   6 answers and   26 quips.

Deer season opens with two accidental shootings

Two accidental shootings marked the first day of the state's deer shotgun season despite strong winds and below-freezing temperatures that kept some hunters indoors.

1 year, 3 months ago

People have written: 1 letter   4 questions   0 answers and   25 quips.

Girlie brutality

In the three years since Motley Cruel became a roller girl, she has broken a tailbone, fractured a cheekbone, had a "skater's fracture" in which hand bones break against the metal of the wrist guard, and suffered multiple concussions. These are perfectly normal injuries in the sport of roller derby, new here this year.

1 year, 3 months ago

People have written: 1 letter   5 questions   2 answers and   24 quips.

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