CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It’s been nearly a week since St. Patrick’s Day, when I posted photos from the annual parade in Cedar Rapids, a post that was almost immediately removed by Meta when I shared it on Facebook. “To keep people safe,” the AI system noted, “we ask everyone using our technology to follow […]
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Cedar Rapids School District request for...
UPDATE: 10 a.m. Dec. 8, 2023: The Cedar Rapids Community School District changed the wording of its post to say “in addition to” instead of “in lieu of” a holiday gift, and after nearly 90 comments and 55 shares, limited comments on its Facebook post and posted a response regarding the intent of the request […]
Facebook called me an impersonator; here...
UPDATE: July 9, 2021 — One year after Facebook “unpublished” Homegrown on Facebook, still no answer as to why and no reply from them. Original Post: One month ago, on July 9, 2020, I found that my Homegrown Facebook page had been “unpublished.” No reason was given and there was no recourse. I thought it […]
Have your garden, and eat it, too
No gardener has room for it all, but author Alys Fowler intentionally breaks the rules to show how you can “have your garden and eat it, too,” in her new book, “The Edible Garden.” Read on for how you can win a free copy of this 250-page book. Trained at the Horticultural Society, the New […]
New Pioneer’s Local Plate contest set fo
New Pioneer Food Co-op has announced a new contest to coincide with Eat Local Week, from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8. Here is more from New Pi about their new contest: