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Linn County residents receive $47,387,473 in food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

Linn County saw a 41.6 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Kalona stagnates at one in week ending Dec. 25

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

There were no new teachers in Kalona who signed the pledge in week ending Dec. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Vinton stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

There were no new teachers in Vinton who signed the pledge on Dec. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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No new teachers in Cedar Rapids sign pledge on Dec. 25 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge on Dec. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Fewer Linn County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

Linn County saw a 2.6 percent decrease in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Linn Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Kalona stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

There were no new teachers in Kalona who signed the pledge on Dec. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Five teachers in Mount Vernon pledge to teach controversial Critical Race Theory by week ending Dec. 11

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by five teachers in Mount Vernon who’ve signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Dec. 11.

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Colton Eilers junior tennis player earns 140 points in Boys’ 16 bracket by end of November

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

Marion tennis player Colton Eilers finished 4,141st in November in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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How did Adam Gray from Cedar Rapids play in Boys’ 14 bracket in November?

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Adam Gray finished 4,214th in November in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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No new teachers in Mount Vernon sign pledge on Dec. 25 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 27, 2021

There were no new teachers in Mount Vernon who signed the pledge on Dec. 25, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Vinton stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

There were no new teachers in Vinton who signed the pledge on Dec. 24, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Kalona stagnates at one

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

There were no new teachers in Kalona who signed the pledge on Dec. 24, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Jones County residents receive $2,932,080 in food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

Jones County saw a 51.2 percent increase in the amount of money allocated through Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of the state's Department of Human Services.

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No new teachers in Mount Vernon sign pledge on Dec. 24 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

There were no new teachers in Mount Vernon who signed the pledge on Dec. 24, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Cedar Rapids tennis player Nicholas Burkamper ranks in Boys’ 18 bracket in November

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Nicholas Burkamper finished 3,477th in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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More Jones County households received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

Jones County saw a 4.3 percent increase in the number of households participating in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020.

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No new teachers in Cedar Rapids sign pledge on Dec. 24 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

There were no new teachers in Cedar Rapids who signed the pledge on Dec. 24, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Online pledges to teach controversial Critical Race Theory signed by one Kalona teacher by week ending Dec. 11

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

Critical Race Theory will be taught by one teacher in Kalona who’s signed an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project by the week ending Dec. 11.

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How high did Cedar Rapids junior tennis player Bjorn White rank in Boys’ 14 bracket in November?

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

Cedar Rapids tennis player Bjorn White finished 3,690th in November in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association.

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More Jones County residents received food assistance benefits in 2020

By Cedar Rapids Today | Dec 26, 2021

Jones County saw a 1 percent increase in the number of residents who participated in Iowa's Food Assistance Program from 2019 to 2020, according to a Jones Guide analysis of data from the state's Department of Human Services.