Paramount Theatre bids to be opened in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports bids will be opened Feb 11 for carpet seats and plaster work in the Paramount Theatre renovation. Carpeting 78000 dollars seats 490000 plastering and painting 100000, with Miron Construction holding a 4.98 million contract awarded in November. The project totals about 7.9 million, theater closure mid May to November moves three Masterworks concerts to Coe College during the shutdown.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theatre
Miron Construction
Neenah, Wis
Cedar Rapids Symphony
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Soldiers feelings span relief to anger in war talk
A North Carolina based Marine helicopter mechanic John Bates and Air Force Reserve officer Eric Arey, with wives Angela and Anne, face possible foreign deployment amid wartime fears. Parents and spouses express relief, worry, and resolve, stressing personal courage and commitment to defend the country while awaiting future orders.
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John Bates
Cedar Rapids
Marines
North Carolina
Middle East
Angela Bates
Anne Arey
North Liberty
Eric
Eric Arey
Navy
Dechant
Kathy
District rewrites vacancy policy after internal reassignments
The district changes its vacancy rule to count a position as empty after administrative reassignments are finished. Superintendent Lew Finch and HR chief Ann Feldmann pushed the board to reflect district practice, limiting changes to lateral moves only.
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Lew Finch
Finch
Ann Feldmann
Witness declines comment as Harris case unfolds
Witness police declined comment on affidavits. Jan 9 police announced a warrant naming Kevin Harris a material witness in the case. Joseph Harris, a Calumet City connection, died from three gunshot wounds after prior convictions for second degree murder. he had served jail time for a 1998 shooting in Galesburg Illinois.
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Kevin Harris
Illinois
Joseph Harris
S. Emerald Ave
Chicago
Linn County
Calumet City
Cedar Rapids
Galesburg
Ill
Go-kart track plan stalls amid neighbor concerns
Mount Vernon men seek a conditional use permit for an indoor go-kart track in a warehouse at 2515 18th St SW south of Wilson Ave Cedar Rapids planning panel tabled the proposal to allow talks with neighbors over late hours traffic noise and nearby rail activity.
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Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
18Th Street
Wilson Avenue
City Planning Commission
18Th St
Kart Ventures
Dave Merrill
Ed LaPointe
Planning Commission
Merrill and LaPointe
18Th St. SW
Souvenir Inc
Scott Olson
Souvenir
Commission
Merrill and
LaPointe
Bettendorf
Des Moines
Norman Turley
Linn-Mar principal advances on Millionaire show
Linn-Mar Middle School principal Mare McCoy, dubbed the cool principal from Cedar Rapids, competes on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on KGAN TV. He reaches the $32,000 level after solving successive questions with lifelines and a phone-a-friend assist from a former student.
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Mare McCoy
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Channel 2
McCoy
the Gazette
George W. Bush
Meredith Vieira
Linn- Mar Middle School
Andy Raver
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