Restore Paramount Theatre not rebuild it, readers urge
In Cedar Rapids flood aftermath, readers urge restoring the Paramount Theatre rather than demolishing it. They note FEMA funding may cover most of the estimated 25 million restoration, while a new venue would burden taxpayers and erase a historic landmark.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theatre
Paramount
Patrick DePalma
Five Seasons Facilities Commission
Union Depot
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
U.S. Cellular Center
Brian Fagan
Ambroz Recreation Center
Bender Pool
James Kern
Brucemore
Obama frames policy beyond Limbaugh in bid to unfreeze talks
Obama rejects ideology bounds as he confronts Rush Limbaugh and GOP leaders over the stimulus plan. He touts pragmatic ideas, embraces selective conservative concepts, and pursues bipartisan outreach amid mixed approval ratings and ongoing negotiating pressure.
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George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Rush Limbaugh
Obama
House
John Boehner
Senate
Mitch McConnell
New York Post
Limbaugh
Harvard Law Review
Gallup
White House
David Brooks
Bill Kristol
Charles Krauthammer
George Will
Michael Wolff
Newser
Rush
Is smart the new sexy in Obama era culture shock
A columnist questions if celebrity influence pushes youth to pursue education and literacy. The piece cites Beyonce and Jay Z as indicators, notes Obama’s reading habits, and discusses core curriculum at Columbia and books on the list. It ends with a provocative self reference.
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Paramount
Stoffer Hunter
France
Palace of Versailles
Obin Roberts
ABC News
Beyonce
Barack
Michelle Obama
Roberts
Obama
Forbes
Jay-Z
Hollywood
People Magazine
E Network
MTV
America
George W. Bush
Karl Rove
Bush
Rove
Wall Street Journal
David Halberstam
Rick Atkinson
Hugh Thomas
Stephen Sears
Gettysburg
David King
Vienna 1814
U.S. Grant
Jon Meacham
James McPherson
Abraham Lincoln
Jacobo Timerman
Academe
Multiethnic Theater Society
Columbia University
Columbia
Medea
Cervantes
Austen
Machiavelli
Hobbes
Toni Morrison
Shakespeare
Taylor Branch
Marilynne Robinson
Emerson
Lincoln
Barack Obama
Washington
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