Wages in Big Time Sports Draw Critics and Cheerleaders
Readers scrutinize multimillion dollar deals for athletes and coaches at major universities and NFL teams. The piece cites Will Clark, George Perles, Notre Dame, Florida, Clemson, and others, weighing the cost of fame against academic hiring. It also riffs on Super Bowl viewing habits and a quirky jail sentence linked to a quarrel during the game.
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San Francisco Giants
Will Clark
Jim Palmer
Key Biscayne
Miami
Notre Dame
College Football Association
NBC
Stan Isaacs
Newsday
National Football League
Palm Beach Post
University of Florida
NCAA
Florida
Galen Hall
Norm Sloan
Denver Broncos
WTBS
Andy Griffith
Aunt Bea
Andy
Opie
Barney
Goober
Gomer
Otis
Floyd
Barber
Houston
Department of Don
U.S
Erma Bombeck
Fog crash victim's estate to get $31 500 from state
Iowa must pay 31 500 to the estate of Diane Sullivan of Cedar Rapids who was killed in a January 1988 three vehicle crash on the Highway 30 by pass. Linn District Judge Thomas Horan ordered the payout after a jury assigned 35 percent fault to the state. Sullivan's executor Arlene Sullivan plans to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Dick Hogan
State of Iowa
Diane Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Thomas Horan
Arlene Sullivan
Sullivan
Horan
Iowa Supreme Court
ADM
Linn County
Iowa
Tom Riley
Bus chief seeks funds for drug tests and museum
Transit Director Bill Hoekstra seeks a total grant package of about 11 677 48 from the Iowa Department of Transportation to cover half the costs of eight projects including driver drug testing and a small transit museum for Cedar Rapids. The plan will be heard March 21 by the City Council with final approval expected in June.
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Hoekstra
Transit Department
Linn County
Goodwill Industries
Citizens Committee For the Handicapped
Linn County Lifts
Federal
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Peregrine Falcon Right Pink Dies in Cedar Rapids
The wintering peregrine falcon Right Pink died Tuesday after likely colliding with a building. The bird, marked with pink on its right shoulder, was found in Cedar Rapids and shipped to the Minnesota center for necropsy. The DNR and wildlife groups plan continued stocking efforts this summer to reestablish the endangered raptor in the Midwest.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
Macbride
Jackson
Minnesota Center
Midwest
Right Pink
Boone
Cedar Rapids meter thefts rise sharply in 1990
Cedar Rapids reports record 37 stolen meters in 1990 through six weeks, up from 20 all last year. Police say thefts focus on cash from meters rather than scrap metal, with replacement costs reaching $18,814 so far and a possible 10 year sentence plus fines for those arrested.
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Jazette
Cedar Rapids
Mark Corrigan
Corrigan
St. Lukes Healthlines Highlight Cityline Update
Weekly health information updates titled St Lukes Healthlines airs on CITYLINE. Category 5000 covers trusted medical insights for viewers seeking practical wellness tips.
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St. Lukes Healthlines
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Barnes Furniture Inc
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