Science Station kept open by private gifts and new nonprofit
Cedar Rapids Science Center Inc will own and oversee the Science Station and IMAX Dome Theatre after private gifts from AEGON USA US Bank Hall-Perrine Foundation Rockwell Collins and many others retire the mortgage. Community support and ongoing contributions are needed to ensure survival and growth of arts and learning facilities in the Corridor.
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McLeod/Busse IMAX
Aegon USA
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Rockwell Collins
City of
Cedar Rapids
Ing
The
Cedar Rapids Science Center Inc
Pelosi's First 100 Hours Under Scrutiny
The piece questions Nancy Pelosi's new leadership amid ethics questions and political missteps. It cites delays in the First 100 Hours agenda, a five day week pledge, and Jefferson ethics issues as flags of a false direction. The author argues the albatross of Jefferson could haunt Pelosi as Republicans attack Democratic integrity.
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America
House of Representatives
Nero
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi
Louisiana
William Jefferson
Jefferson
FBI
New Orleans
Ion
Ronalf
Ways and Means
Duke Curmingham
Congress
House
Tom DeLay
Congressional Black Caucus
Capitol Hill
Roll Call
Debates over Idaho game ranches raise hunting ethics concerns
Readers critique for profit canned hunts promoted by newspapers and magazines and backed by groups like the NRA. They warn of habitat loss and urban hunting expanding into parks, city bow hunts, and deer management by the DNR. The Cedar Rapids issue prompts questions about ethics, accountability, and public education versus trophy hunting.
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Idaho
The
Gazette
National Rifle Association
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Players Create Lasting Kindness Memory in Olin
A University of Iowa basketball trio joined a local Jaycees awards banquet in Olin. Mark Gannon and Bobby Hansen granted a memory for a disabled 12 year old girl named Shelley by seating her beside them and later accompanying her to the car, sharing a kiss on the cheek.
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C.R
University of Iowa
Jaycees
Olin
Shelley
Mark Gannon
Bobby
Hansen
Hawkeye
Gannon
Oil dependence drives U S stance on Middle East
Community letter argues oil defines national interests and urges reduced petroleum use. It criticizes critics of the Iraq war and defends U S aid, veterans service, and global involvement while urging alternatives to oil consuming habits.
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Middle East
America
Iraq
Brian Pealer
Cedar Rapids
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