The fireworks over downtown Cedar Rapids were something, weren't they? But as I sat there watching them I couldn't help but think to myself, 'I've seen this before...."
A pre-fireworks concert; what food vendors will be where; time for the fireworks; where to hear the music they're synchronized to. We've got it all here.
To say the use of fireworks in Cedar Rapids is a hot-button issue would be an understatement. It seems that everyone has an opinion on whether they should be allowed to be shot off, or if they simply aren't worth the trouble.
Is the problem fireworks being legal? Or is it the people buying and setting off the fireworks? An 18-year-old was arrested after throwing a firework into the Anamosa Wal-Mart store on Sunday.