Politics & Government
Crossroads Mall in Foreclosure, Bullying Hotline Established and More: Cedar Falls Daily News Links
A quick roundup of local news, including financial troubles for Crossroads Mall, Gov. Branstad's bullying summit and Iowa's graduation rates.
Not a lot of news links today, but watch Patch later today for a story about the Cedar Falls Blue Zone Project kickoff and one about the city of Cedar Falls cutting employee hours in anticipation of Obamacare.
Crossroads Center is facing foreclosure, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. The Cedar Valley's biggest mall is $45 million in debt. What that means for the 70 businesses housed at the shopping center was not immediately clear.
A bullying summit attended by more than 1,100 people, Gov. Terry Branstad announced the creation of a new 24/7 bullying hotline. Trained counselors can be reached at 855-581-8111, texts with "Talk" sent to 85511 or by visiting www.yourlifeiowa.org.
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Iowa has the country's highest graduation rate, at 88.3 percent, according to the Department of Education. That's pretty great, we at Patch think.
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