Holiday travelers rise as AAA predicts 65.2 million
The Gazette reports AAA forecasts 65.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more over the Christmas to New Year period, up from 64.7 million last year. Gasoline and airfares are higher, with airfares up 16 percent and gas about 70 cents per gallon. About 53 million will travel by car, a 0.9 percent rise from 2006.
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Airport security as unpopular as IRS in AP Ipsos poll
An AP Ipsos poll finds TSA at near bottom in favorability, tied with tax collectors, as lines back up and items like hand sanitizer face inconsistent screening across airports. FEMA remains least liked, still rattled by Hurricane Katrina fallout.
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Frytown Officially Adopted Over Williamstown Name Change
The U S Board on Geographic Names voted December 13 to switch the village name from Williamstown to Frytown, aligning the map label with local usage. Frytown, an unincorporated community of about 150 people, lies roughly 10 miles southwest of Iowa City and has long been known by Frytown. The change has been added to the official geographic names repository and sent to federal mapping offices.
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Library rethinks religious fiction after complaints
Cedar Rapids Public Library reorganizes its religious fiction collection amid concerns it favors one faith. The 1,400 plus titles, labeled RF with a blue sticker, largely cater to Christian adult female readers with prayer and happy outcomes and little explicit content.
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Theater closures reshape Cedar Rapids Corridor film scene
Nine years into shifts in Cedar Rapids area cinema, seven closed theaters have left 31 screens dark. A cosmetology college occupies Stage 4 Theatre, Lindale Theatre becomes Planet X Fun Center, and Engler Theatre in Iowa City becomes a live venue. Only Collins Road Five in Marion reopened as a cinema, while Carmike 7 Cedar Rapids and Campus 3 Iowa City recently closed, signaling ongoing decline in local movie exhibition.
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Megaplex shift: theater openings and closures since 1999
A Gazette analysis tracks 31 screens closed across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City regions since 1999, countered by 29 openings as industry moves to megaplexes with 15 or more screens. Several sites reopened or expanded, including Galaxy 16 Cine and Sycamore in Coralville, while smaller screens struggle profitability.
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