Night Train to Cleveland through a Midwest Blizzard
Bob Greene recounts a seven hour Amtrak overnight ride from Chicago to Cleveland in a winter blizzard. He describes shadowing drivers, domed car views, dinner, and small theater around a father and son Dylan as he reflects on the journey’s quiet drama and its unglamorous charm.
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Indiana
Elkhart
Capitol Limited
Dylan
Midwest
Union Station
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
Sydney Greenstreet
Humphrey Bogart
America
Iron Horse
Elyria
Cleveland Football Stadium
Ozzy Osbourne Switches to Five Seasons Center
Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne will perform June 29 at the Five Seasons Center replacing the postponed February 8 Davenport Palmer Auditorium show. The former Black Sabbath frontman remains set to headline the concert.
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Ozzy Osbourne
Five Seasons Center
Davenport
Palmer Auditorium
Black Sabbath
Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines recycling and concert details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes soybean ink and recycled newsprint use and lists recycling drop boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee locations. It records 1883 establishment, 500 Third Avenue address, and subscription rates. It also details a 1989 Five Seasons Center concert cancellation history and a February 8 show with June 29 honor date and general admission seats.
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The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Seventh Ave
Marion
Cedar Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Bookmark Paperback summary of Henry Rios mystery novel
A gay alcoholic Chicano lawyer returns to his Central Valley hometown and defends a wealthy felon accused of murdering a sleazy child pornographer. The narrative centers on memory and the ache of not belonging, with a stark verdict on home.
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Henry Rios
Nava
Charles Solomon
Los Angeles Times Service
Weekend events fill Friday with shopping and shows
Entertainment listings include Coventry Gardens open house 9:30 to 5 with Marina Rose at noon and 20 percent off merchandise. Old Capitol hosts a Valentine's Day Give-Away. Sycamore hosts a senior breakfast and West High performance, plus free movie showings. Westdale offers free Valentine calls at center court and Leigh Michaels autograph session. A Cedar Rapids recycling truck stop at Hy-Vee runs 10 to 2. Benton County Supervisors meet at 9.
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Coventry Gardens
Marina Rose
Old Capitol
Iowa City
Sycamore
West High
Westdale
United States Cellular
Center Court
United States
U.S. Cellular
Harlequin
Leigh Michaels
Breast self examination on KCRG TV tonight
KCRG-TV Channel 9 will air a breast self examination segment during the 10 p.m. newscast as part of a weeklong focus on breast cancer. Viewers will be warned the video includes frontal nudity and is for a mature audience.
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KCRG
Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Bob Smith
American Cancer Society
Eadie Fawcett
Cedar Rapids City Council meeting details noted
The notice lists a 10 a.m. meeting of the Cedar Rapids City Council in the third floor conference room at City Hall. No agenda items or dates beyond the time are provided in the readable text.
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Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Cityline Calendar of Events
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City listings offer event details with contact numbers 363 7000 and 337 7000 respectively for calendar inquiries.
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Cityline
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Boykin Invented Key Pacemaker Control Device
Otis Boykin born 1920 in Dallas Texas invented the control device used in the pacemaker. He studied at Fisk University and the Illinois Institute of Technology before a career in electronics and testing controls for missiles and IBM computers. He died of heart failure in Chicago in 1982. The item commemorates Black History Month.
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Otis Boykin
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
Boykin
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Illinois Institute of Technology
Correction notice clarifies Gazette report errors
A correction appears in this space following readers complaints about accuracy and completeness of earlier Gazette coverage. The notice states the paper will publish corrections or clarifications when reports are found wrong or misleading and provides a contact number 398 8313.
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the Gazette
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Des Moines
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Vera
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Ballantine
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Mount Vernon Rd
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Tel*E¢Us
Smith
IBM
France
Lisa Ann Williamson
Ellis Community Center
St. Luke’s Child
Necchi
Levi's
Matercard & Visa
Comfort Inn
33Rd Avenue
City
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Avalanche
Chalet
Halet
1St Avenue
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