Black baseball history highlighted in Eastern Iowa Gazette
The Gazette partners with the African American Museum of Iowa to spotlight Black History Month with tales of Cedar Rapids barnstorming teams and the broader Black baseball era in eastern Iowa. It notes George Washington Carver’s path from slavery to scientist and his Iowa connections.
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Iowa State Agricultural College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Hart enters Cedar Rapids mayoral race at age 61
Cedar Rapids attorney Brad Hart, 61, announced his bid for mayor at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. He has practiced mergers and acquisitions at Bradley & Riley for 27 years and aims to keep Cedar Rapids dynamic and welcoming as the field for the November election shapes up with Ron Corbett not seeking re-election and Kris Gulick already declared.
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Cedar Rapids
Brad Hart
Hart
Cedar
Didacy
Hart For Mayor
Jim Haddad
Gulick
Duane Smith
TrueNorth Companies
Steve Emerson
Jon Dusek
Cemar Holdings
Charles Rohde
King's ‘Material
Fred Timko
Kyle Skogman
Skogman Homes
William Bogert
Anderson Bogert Engineering Firm
Marshall Petersen
Hawkeye Oil Co
Thomas Slattery
Heritage Associates Corp
Correction on handset fines in trucking rules
A Friday article overstated the fines for handheld phone use by commercial truck drivers under federal law. The correct first offense fines are 2750 dollars for the driver and 11000 dollars for the owner. The Gazette invites reader comments on accuracy and corrections will be published. Call numbers provided.
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The Gazette Publication and Subscription Details
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa established 1883 publishes daily at 500 The Ave SE. Cedar Rapids IA 52401 with periodicals postage paid. Subscriptions by carrier eight dollars weekly or four hundred sixteen annually. out of state four hundred sixty eight annually. Postmaster address changes to Gazette Co Inc Box 1862 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. General number (319) 3986211.
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Cedar Rapids mayoral race begins with first fundraising totals
Cedar Rapids mayoral race shows early fundraising activity with Kris Gulick leading at about 28,213 cash on hand from initial filings. Gary Hinzman and Brad Hart also announce campaigns with modest totals while noting tentative runs. City elections are Nov. 7 with filing due Sept. 21.
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Cedar Rapids
Kris Gulick
Entrepreneurial Services Group
Gulick
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Gary Hinzman
Department of Corrections
Hinzman
Ga‘ete
Brad Hart
Bonnie Beardsworth
Patrick Cobb
Hiawatha
Wayne Engle
Marion
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Pierson
CRI Theatre
Theatrecr.org
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