Soft Touch by Priscilla Sage on display at Cedar Rapids Art Center
Priscilla Sage of Ames presents Soft Touch My Lar II made of cloth and washers as part of a Cedar Rapids Art Center exhibit. Sage urges honest patient perception and personal sensory experiences when viewing art. A joint reception for Sage and Alfert Wilke Iowa City will be Friday 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibit runs through March 12.
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Priscilla Sage
Ames
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Alfert Wilke
Iowa City
Encouraging Sewer Pilot Study Results
Officials in Cedar Rapids report encouraging findings from a late December pilot at the water pollution control plant testing a new treatment process that could cut future expansion costs. Data should inform a decision by April with plans possible by the October state deadline.
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Cedar Rapids
Churches Clash Over Route 549 Corridor Threats
Faith leaders warn Route 549 threatens Westminster Cedar Rapids church communities and Unity Center. They fear loss of historic churches, financial investments, and open ministry as freeway plans advance, with clergy offering faith-based responses and concerns about compensation and mission.
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Woods
Westminster
Cedar Rapids
John Hardy
First Christian
Unity Center
Mabel Swanson
Miss Swanson
Unity
First Telephone Message and Exchange Dates
The first clear telephone message occurred on March 10, 1876 between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson in Boston. The first commercial telephone exchange opened January 28, 1878 in New Haven Connecticut.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Watson
Boston
New Haven
Conn
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