DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE workshop for anyone impacted by cancer titled “Advocacy 101” on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 6–8PM at Gilda’s Club (1234 East River Drive, Davenport, IA).

Join Grant Cale from Bristol-Myers Squibb for a workshop about advocacy. Have you always wanted to get involved in law and policy-change, but don’t know how to get started and get involved?

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — Focused on its mission of improving the health and smiles of the people it serves, Delta Dental of Iowa, through its Foundation and corporate-giving, distributed $3.1 million across Iowa in 2018. Funding provided supports dental and vision health-programs focused on prevention, education, and improving access to health-care such as Iowa Mission of Mercy, Vision to Learn, KidsEyesight, and Prevent Blindness.

WASHINGTON DC (April 17, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa joined Sens Joni Ernst of Iowa and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan in sending a bipartisan letter urging US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to utilize a department-wide National Water Quality Initiative to prioritize conservation measures in the 2018 Farm Bill to address water quality.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — Due to the threat of severe weather in Cedar Rapids, the Quad Cities River Bandits series finale Wednesday evening against the Cedar Rapids Kernels has been postponed.

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday, May 13, at Perfect Game Field in Cedar Rapids. The twin bill will feature two seven-inning contests with game one beginning at 5:30PM.