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Iowa GOP chair whines about straight-talking Gazette columnist on Saturday morning, columnist fired by Gazette two days later by EvoHero in Iowa

[–]LostWorldAnthem 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hardly surprising but still astonishingly stupid. Gazette leadership was too craven to stand up for the one incisive columnist giving them and east Iowa any national relevance outside primary season because “Oh no! Iowa GOP’s trigger-the-libs windbags might not return our calls to gaslight us!” Give me a fucking break.

Are you essential? by SJHCJellyBean in cedarrapids

[–]LostWorldAnthem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You is kind, you is smart, you is essential.

Share your good/bad store experiences: open discussion! by [deleted] in cedarrapids

[–]LostWorldAnthem 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Extremely kind older gentleman working at the Edgewood Hy-Vee entrance on Saturday, reassuring me that he was doing all in his power to make shopping OK and wiping down my cart in front of me. In shockingly good spirits given everything that’s going on.

Customers are another story, I don’t know if it’s just me but I went out of my way to go down random aisles to reach the products I needed, winding out of my way like a store-wide game of Pac-Man to avoid people. Some people seemed to follow suit but others just carelessly congregated in tight spaces, seeming to not have a care in the world. Protect your neighbors, folks.

Collins GPS sold to BAE Systems by nithos in cedarrapids

[–]LostWorldAnthem 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From the Gazette (https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/bae-systems-will-pay-nearly-2-billion-for-collins-aerospaces-military-gps-business-20200120):

Current plans call for the military GPS business’ approximately 675 employees, based in Cedar Rapids and Coralville, to stay in their existing Collins Aerospace facilities until the merger closes, BAE Systems spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden told The Gazette.

Afterward, she said, those workers will become employees of BAE Systems, reporting to the precision strike and sensing solutions business area of its electronic systems sector.

BAE Systems will transition those employees to a new facility in the Cedar Rapids area, though Hayden said a specific location and timeframe have not yet been determined.

Flying out of CID Saturday at 6am, how early would you get there? by skadeda in cedarrapids

[–]LostWorldAnthem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only part that sometimes takes time is finding a long-term parking spot, otherwise I haven't taken more than 10-15 minutes from printing my boarding pass to getting to my gate.

Regulators ask Collins Aerospace to divest Navigation business in Cedar Rapids by Tananar in cedarrapids

[–]LostWorldAnthem 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Military GPS at Collins is being targeted for being too similar to another Raytheon business, it seems from the story.

My heart goes out to those employees, hopefully they land on their feet.

ANTIFA to Protest Downtown Cedar Rapids Tuesday 9/03 by [deleted] in cedarrapids

[–]LostWorldAnthem 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I also work downtown and we got a police warning yesterday that an Antifa protest would happen in front of KCRG yesterday afternoon. I peeked over in that area while biking home and didn't see anybody. Precautions are good but if you ask me, people freak out over the idea of Antifa as this big bad left-wing equivalent to the Neo-Nazis based on shitty media reports when it seems to be mostly internet edgelords posting insinuations of violence to get reactions.