What are prisons for? What should happen to people when they are incarcerated? Since most incarcerated individuals in the U.S. eventually are released, vocational training, GED and higher-education programs were long seen as a way to help them work toward lives that would keep them out of jail.
It’s never too early to start thinking about how you want your yard and flowerbeds to look in the coming year – plus, it’s a nice distraction from the winter weather! Planning ahead and completing a good spring cleaning will help you have a showcase garden in the year to come.
The City of Cedar Rapids wants to hear from you! The City will be mailing surveys to a random sample of households to participate in The National Community Survey™ (The NCS™).
Mercy Medical Center and Mount Mercy University announce a new partnership that will help Mount Mercy students complete their nursing degrees with little to no debt – while gaining valuable, on-the-job experience as they prepare to enter the nursing workforce.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is partnering with the City of Cedar Rapids and the Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Grundy, Linn and Tama Soil and Water Conservation Districts to launch the Cedar River Clean Water Partnership.
Kirkwood Community College leadership, faculty and staff were saddened by the news of the passing of businessman and philanthropist Henry B. Tippie on Sunday.