G R picks planner for Cedar Rapids Event Center
Cedar Rapids Mayor Corbett backs hiring Gov Culver’s chief of staff to supervise a 50 million plus Event Center project and 15 million arena upgrade. Council member Pat Shey predicts hiring John Frew of Frew Nations Group to run the downtown project at six percent fee.
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Chet Culver
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Corbett
Council
Iowa
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Frew
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Tom Harkin
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Colo
Justin Shields
Nichols native reflects on Oklahoma City bombing impact
Steve Pruitt, from Nichols, recalls the April 19 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He was in the Murrah Building when the blast occurred, later losing sight in his left eye after contact lenses embedded in his eyes. He took the day off, learned lessons, and moved on.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Nichols
Steve Pruitt
Pruitt
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Cedar Rapids flood damaged homes slated for demolition
Hundreds of flood damaged Cedar Rapids houses will be demolished or have been torn down. Homeowners accept the loss as buyouts erase longtime memories and reshape the city’s landscape.
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Adam Belz
the Gazette
Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Man recalls eight decades as home is torn down
Harvey Nelson watched the 1725 Ellis Blvd NW house he lived in for 81 years crumble as a backhoe broke through the front door. He recalled his father’s Nelson Grocery at the house front, the potato sacks, learning to drive, and summer swims on Cedar River.
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Harvey Nelson
Nelson Grocery
Ellis Blvd
Willys-Knight
Cedar River
Adam Belz
the Gazette
Greg Eyerly
Cedar Rapids
Nelson
Nelson's Flood Home Demolished After Nonstop Rebuilding
Harvey Nelson aged 90 recalls life at his home and former grocery store near Ellis Park. The residence, empty since the flood, was leveled in early April by a backhoe as part of flood cleanup and redevelopment efforts.
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Ellis Park
Nelson
Woman recalls flood ruins as home near Ellis Blvd collapses
Anne Reifschneider, 52, watched her house at 1646 Ellis Blvd NW collapse after the 2008 flood. She dug up day lilies before moving to 1005 Koudsi Blvd NW and salvaged parts from the home as debris and memories linger.
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1646 Ellis Blvd
1646 Ellis
Reifschneider
Koudsi Blvd
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