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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2009
Page
8
Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival revealed its 2009 logo designed by Chris DuPont a 40 year old local freelance graphic designer and Prairie High School art instructor. He will receive a $1250 prize. The festival runs from June 18 to July 4 with regional artists submitting designs.
Acclaimed rapper GZA of Wu Tang Clan will headline the Mission Creek Festival in downtown Iowa City from April 1 to 4. Other acts include The Mountain Goats John Vanderslice Fruit Bats Headlights Bowerbirds The Tallest Man on Earth and Simon Joyner. All access passes will be $50 and details remain subject to finalization.
University of Iowa School of Music faculty and students present a memorial concert for the late Mark Weiger at 3 p.m. in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. Weiger served as oboe professor from 1988 until his death in November after a former student filed a harassment suit, which the university denied.
Cedar Rapids artist Dick Grodt 65 told kindergartners that watercolor, like life, is unpredictable yet beautiful with perseverance. He demonstrated blooming flowers as students watched, stressing attitude over circumstance and encouraging young learners to stay hopeful.
Cedar Rapids auditor reports Gary Craig, former director, spent and received pay improperly while with the city and Valor Inc. totaling 10 178 dollars. 5021 dollars counted as income and payroll taxes during veterans project work. Craig repaid 6800 dollars in 2007. no criminal findings stated. Craig's attorney argues no improper compensation.
Dave Rasdal reflects on three decades at The Gazette from 1979 to today. He contrasts newsroom life with typewriters and teletypes to modern computers, 24/7 online delivery, and shifting city infrastructure. He notes changes in transportation, governance, and daily work routines, ending with a call for a reorganized Gazette to deliver all news now.
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