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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 2008
Page
9
More than 50 members from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City chambers travel to Washington for the ninth annual combined lobbying trip. Leaders will push two main projects, a Cedar Rapids federal courthouse and a Coralville intermodal facility, with online updates via GazetteOnline.com.
Tickets for Kelly Clarkson's son's Gridiron Bash at Kinnick Stadium go on sale Tuesday and Wednesday. Price is 41 dollars for UI students, season ticket holders, and I-Club members. Public sale starts 9 a.m. Wednesday. tickets available by phone, online, or in person Thursday.
Iowa City school officials plan to request about 150000 dollars from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation to pay for Hills Elementary playground equipment and after school programs. If the school board approves Tuesday, the district will apply for the grant, says Superintendent Lane Plugge. The foundation distributes gambling revenue from Riverside Casino and Golf Resort to projects in Washington County.
Danny Harris of Iowa State University earned the silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The record comes from the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa.
Molly Rossiter highlights why some people struggle to say sorry and how emotional barriers, pride, and past hurt influence apologies. Kathleen Staley of University Counseling Services notes not apologizing often reflects limited skills or confidence, not moral failing, framing genuine remorse as strength.
University Hospitals officials unveiled a master plan to extend facilities north and northwest of the Melrose Avenue complex, aiming to add space and private rooms. Over the next decade the plan calls for a children’s hospital and a critical care tower, with facility overhauls and more private rooms.
Veterans Affairs in Iowa City gains 5.85 million to build a research center and renovate space. Plans discussed include expanding toward Kinnick Stadium side, expanding east for visibility, and potential site concerns near the College of Pharmacy Field House Quadrangle and Rienow halls. Expansion south across Melrose Avenue was dismissed due to residential concerns.
Bill Taylor Jr of Bennett stopped to assist two high school girls with a stalled vehicle on the I-80 on ramp east of Iowa City. A semi’s trailer knocked him into the car, ran over his feet, and the driver fled. Taylor, 40, says he has bruises and swollen feet but no broken bones and feels lucky to be alive.
In a snowy Iowa City week readers share love or laughs at winter The author recalls letters from Washington Iowa Cedar Rapids and Saskatchewan praising snow while others complain A public snow sculpture contest is proposed with a prize from the columnist and local fans weigh in on winter fun including a shark swarmed pool sculpture and Calvinesque snow figures
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