Sisters Centennial Motorcycle Ride re creates path of women riders
About 65 motorcyclists retrace the 1916 Brooklyn to San Francisco route by Adeline and Augusta Van Buren to prove women can serve and travel boldly. Organizers aim to finish July 24, stop at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, honoring Bessie Stringfield and other pioneers.
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Anamosa
Adeline
Augusta van Buren
Brooklyn
N.Y
San Francisco
Alisa Clickenger
Womens Motorcycle Tours
National Motorcycle Museum
Dan Ruderman
Adeline van Buren
Connecticut
Argentina
Sarah Moreau
Los Angeles
van Buren Sisters
Bessie Stringfield
Stringfield
Moreau
Clickenger
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
United States
Augusta
Vernon raises 1st District fundraising to 1.66 million
Vernon, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, reports over 1.66 million raised for the 2016 cycle from more than 5,000 donors, with 354 thousand cash on hand. She faces Republican Rep. Rod Blum of Dubuque, considered vulnerable, as Democrats hold a registration edge in the district.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Monica Vernon
Vernon
Rod Blum
Dubuque
Roll Call
U.S. House
Barack Obama
Cook Political Report
Blum skips national convention to campaign in district
U S Representative Rod Blum will miss the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to campaign across Iowa's 1st District. Blum plans canvassing and phone outreach while proposing 10 debates with Democrat Monica Vernon, who has offered two debates.
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Waterloo
U.S
Rod Blum
Cleveland
Blum
Jeff Patch
Congress
Roll Call
House
Monica Vernon
Patch
Donald Trump
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Vernon
Iowa casinos post growth in revenue driven by Jefferson and Sioux City
Iowa's 19 state licensed gambling operations earned over 1.437 billion in gross adjusted revenue for fiscal 2016, aided by a new Jefferson casino and a renovated Sioux City resort. Hard Rock Sioux City surged 13.1 million as the market stabilized with steady attendance and higher per capita losses.
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Des Moines
Jefferson
Sioux City
Iowa
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Wild Rose
Commission
Brian Chorilko
Hard Rock
Trowa
Prairie Meadows
Altoona
Northwest Iowa
Ohorilko
Council Bluffs
Quad Cities
Mississippi River
Illinois
Wes Ehrecke
Iowa Gaming Association
Cedar Rapids
Gazette publication and contact details
The Gazette publishes daily from Cedar Rapids Iowa with postal service and subscription options. Addresses for address changes and general contact numbers are provided for subscription service and main office inquiries.
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Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
The
Gazette Company
Gazette Co. Inc
P.O. Box
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