Postage stamps honor black history and Virgil Powell notes
Virgil Powell Cedar Rapids noted black historian praises U S postal stamps honoring Black History Month. He recalls Dr Carter G Woodson's 1926 drive and praises stamps featuring Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson while condemning miseducation about George W Carver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Powell
U.S. Postal Service
U.S
America
Carter G. Woodson
Woodson
Dr. Woodson
Iowa
George W. Carver
Dr. Carver
Iowa State University
Ames
United States
Jackie Robinson
Harriet Tubman
Moses
Cordin
Trees and volunteers face cuts in Mount Vernon budget
Mount Vernon council debates replacing dying hard maples with $7,500 from revenue sharing funds while Parks and Recreation asks for $27,000 to restore programs including soccer and swimming. Some members oppose tax raises for recreation, urging efficient water billing reforms and notary measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Sutherland
Gazette
Mount Vernon
Don Siggins
Parks and Recreation Commission
Rex DeWald
DeWald
Suki Dell
Siggins
Bob Campagna
Fred Dumbaugh
Kuehl
Cornell Economics
David Osterberg
Osterberg
Dumbaugh
Theft Reported Of 120-Year-Old Cameo In Home
Robert Thorson reported the theft of a 120 year old white cameo on a gold chain from a vanity in his home on 1911 C Avenue NE. The item valued at $300 was taken sometime between last Wednesday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thorson
C Ave. NE
Thorson
Armstrong plans two meetings on Cedar Rapids store in Iowa City
Iowa City officials set two morning meetings with Armstrong's President Allan Peremsky and urban renewal consultant to discuss expanding Armstrong's 75,000 square foot store on the vacant urban renewal parcel bounded by Burlington College Dubuque and Linn streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong’s
Burlington, College, Dubuque and
Linn
Plaza Towers Associates
Peremsky
College Plaza Development
Foreign perspective voices in Cedar Rapids school dialogue
About 35 parents gathered for a Cedar Rapids Community Schools dialogue with board members. Danish-born Hanne Sallo shared experiences from Europe, Middle East, and South America, urging more foreign language study and questioning sports emphasis. She noted English learning starts in fourth grade and suggested after school choral or band activities. Others urged four years of English, homework, and challenging courses while balancing finances and curricular choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Rogahn _szette
Hanne Sallo
Denmark
Harding Junior High
Cleveland
Europe
Middle East
South America
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Maples
Spoon Creek Court SE
P.F. Bezanson
Cedar River Towers
Bob Burke
Tanager Drive NE
Bever Ave
Judy Schatz
Brookland Drive
Sally Harms
Oak Valley Road
Lileah Harris
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Africa
Powell
Missouri
Guy Kuehl
College Plaza
Plaza Towers
John Benz
C.R
Young America
ME Too Food Stores
Hy-Vee Food Stores
Econo Foods
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