Scenes Words Ken Spero Trio back by popular demand
The Gazette Focus highlights lively Cedar Rapids Marion area nightlife with two returning acts at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel. The Ken Spero Trio headlines in the Glass Parrot Lounge, praised for rhythmic, energetic instrumental and vocal prowess. The Wards, a Milwaukee duo, entertain in the Top of the Seasons Lounge with a Ronstadt Stevie Nicks influenced set.
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Bill Telesco
Stouffer
Five Seasons Hotel
Mike
Robbie Ward
Ken Spero
Wards
Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac
Robbie Manning
Bobbie
Ronstadt
Stevie Nicks
USA
Rhiannon
Willie Nelson
Marshal Tucker
Kenny Rogers
Rogers
the Gambler
Lucille
Glass Parrot
Honcho Spero
Selec
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Green Pepper
First Ave
Dave Wharton
Aquarium Lounge
Sixth St
Dick Webber
Central Dispatch
Fourth Ave
Escorts
Broken Drum
Gail's Society
Centurion Sheraton Inn
33Rd Ave
Mike Flack
Country Haven
Marion
Frank Osmanski
Fox and Hounds
Third Ave
Frank
Dogbreath
Robert
Johnson
Hemingway
Town and Country
Wyman Brothers
Good Shepherd's
IE Tower
Rain Tree
Grand Ave
Cruise
Tom McPartland
Guy Drollinger
Cedar Rapids
McGlynn
Happy Bright
JKQ
Fresh Aire
Roosevelt Hotel
Glen
Marty
Gin Mill
Iowa City
Coralville
Diamond Mil’s
Sterling Silver
Highlander Inn
Dear Abby: Family Secrets Shake the Tree
A reader reveals a clan history uncovering multiple hidden truths from an aunt’s research including an out of wedlock relationship, an adoption, a teen pregnancy, and a double mother marriage. The letter questions privacy and the impact of digging into family past.
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Abby
Folklore professor Fights to Prove Serious Status
John Oldani of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville argues folklore is a serious American culture study. He notes the field’s breadth from wedding customs to grim humor and jokes, including 10,000+ jokes and 65,000 items in his archive, reflecting social attitudes and scapegoating.
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ST. Louis
UPI
John Oldani
Oldani
Southern Illinois University At
Edwardsville
Frederick wins radio TV award
NBC correspondent Pauline Frederick becomes the first woman to win RTNDA’s Paul White Award for distinguished service to broadcast journalism. The honor will be presented at RTNDA’s 35th annual conference in December. Frederick recently retired from NPR as an international affairs analyst.
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Washington
NBC
Pauline Frederick
Radio-Television News Directors Association
Frederick
National Public Radio
Paul White
RTNDA
How Much Do Husbands Help Around the House
A 15.4 hour weekly average of husband chores in two parent two child homes yields about 47.74 dollars weekly at minimum wage. The Cornell study covers Utah Oregon and New York and tallies hours in child care food prep dishwashing housekeeping shopping and maintenance. The article notes the husband is typically the main family earner alongside his domestic labor.
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American Council of Life Insurance
Council
New York State College of Human Ecology
Cornell University
Cornell
Utah
Oregon
New
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