Ben Carson credits reading with rising from poverty to fame
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson recalls being encouraged by his mother to read rather than watch TV. Reading transformed him from a class outcast to a top student and inspired his career, later leading to Johns Hopkins leadership and pioneering separation of conjoined twins. He discusses politics, writing impulses, and his 2016 presidential hopes in a Barnes & Noble book signing interview.
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Ben Carson
Detroit
Johns Hopkins
Carson
Barnes & Noble
Book Signing With Ben Carson At Cedar Rapids Store
Ben Carson signs copies at Barnes & Noble Cedar Rapids noon Monday. The event is free and promotes his book One Nation. Carson discusses unity amid divisive forces and the role of political correctness in shaping dialogue.
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Reuters
Ben Carson
Oxon Hill
Cedar Rapids
Barnes & Noble
Collins Rd
Independent thinker questions party labels and informed voting
The interviewee criticizes partisanship and urges an informed electorate. They advocate removing party designations from ballots to force voters to know candidates and their positions. A retired surgeon as president is discussed, noting physicians and scientists make fact based decisions rather than ideology.
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America
United States
Readers invited to hear Julie Schumacher at Prairie Lights in Iowa City
The author of Dear Committee Members will read at 7 p.m. in Iowa City as part of a local author series. The event features Schumacher, novelist and professor, along with details on nearby book club gatherings and other readings at Prairie Lights and Trumpet Blossom Cafe.
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Iowa City
Julie Schumacher
Jason Fitger
Fitger
Payne University
Prairie Lights
S. Dubuque St
Gulp
Trumpet Blossom Cafe
E. Prentiss St
Iowa City Public Library
BYU
Mary Roach
Daniel Boscalion
University of Iowa
Daniel Boscaljon
Mercy community health walks and fundraiser events listed
Mercy hosts a September schedule of health events including a kidney walk at Cherry Hill Park Cedar Rapids a May through September Thursday evening walk run bike and yoga at NewBo City Market and special events like Mt Trashmore Walk with Hall Perrine Cancer Center staff and a Beer Goggle and Bean Bag Toss at the Sedlacok Treatment Center for alcohol awareness. Registration and details available at kidneywalk.org or by calling (515) 222 2264 or (319) 221 8674.
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Hall-Perrine Cancer Center
NewBo City Market
Mercy’s
Sedlacok Treatment Center
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