Odd lease breakdown yields museum and city tax boost
A stalled lease between the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and Linn County over the Torch Press Building leads to savings for the museum and broader access to art. The county will sell the building, placing it back on tax rolls, while artworks tour Iowa venues and appear in corporate settings, expanding public access.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Torch Press
Grant Wood
Marvin Cone
Iowa
National Pork Council drops pork queen contest after 27 years
The National Pork Council ends its annual national pork queen contest stating lack of interest after 27 years. Iowa remains strong with state pork queens chosen at the Iowa Pork Congress as national leadership changes reshape marketing history for hog producers.
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National Pork Council
Daughters of
Iowa
Liberals Misread Bork Battle and Future Legal Wars
Michael Barone argues liberals fight yesterday by opposing Judge Robert Bork. He says Bork favors judicial restraint, allowing legislatures to stand, and predicts liberals will gain little by blocking his confirmation. Barone notes Democratic legislators and liberal judges dominate politics while courts shift conservative, urging acceptance of Bork’s restraint.
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Michael Barone
Washington
Robert Bork
Bork
Justice Bork
Jerry Falwells
Congress
Jim Wright
Tip O’neill
California
Willie Brown
San Francisco
New York
Brooklyn
Melvyn Miller
Pennsylvania
Leroy Irvis
Pittsburgh
George Keverian
Massachusetts
Vern Riffe
Ohio
Gary Owen
Michigan
Michael Madigan
Ilinois
Tom Loftus
Wisconsin
Jon Mills
Florida
Bill Hobby
Texas Senate
Rose Bird
Mario Cuomo
New York Times
Connecticut
National Abortion Rights Action League
Joe Biden
Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court
Bob Woodward
Scott Armstrong
Brethren
Potter Stewart
Justice Brandeis
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Posner
University of Chicago
Richard Epstein
Reagan
Letter praising KRNA-FM for loud fireworks coverage
A reader thanks KRNA-FM for masking fireworks noises at the downtown display. The letter lauds the station for playing rock music and not turning the volume down despite complaints, joking about bringing a boom box to future events.
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Krna-Fm
Eleanor
Barnie
KRNA
E. Lilly
22Nd St. SE
Cedar Rapids Jefferson Impresses At Intl Theater Conference
A Cedar Rapids Jefferson high school drama program receives high praise from peers at the International Theater Arts Conference in Muncie Indiana. Delegates from around the world saw 13 main stage performances as local leaders commend administrators teachers students and families for sustaining performing arts excellence.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
International Theater Arts Conference
Muncie
Ind
Jefferson’s
The
Thespians
West Side
Marion seventh graders misspoken SAT honorees finally named
Bonnie L. Raasch of Vernon Middle School in Marion points out two students from her school Christy Harapat and Julie Lentner were omitted from a The Gazette SAT honors story. She notes Duke University failed to supply Marion names while Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids entries appeared. Gazette editors say addendum pending.
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the Gazette
Ames
Vernon Middle School
Marion
City Desk
Duke University
Linn-Mar
Christy Harapat
Julie Lentner
VMS
Bonnie L. Raasch
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Raasch
Frightening ruling prompts outraged letter to editor
Vicci Venstein of 921 Eighth St Sw writes that a judge granted a homosexual father unsupervised overnight visitation with his two young children despite the father’s abusive partner and the risk to the babies. She questions judges’ motives and calls for common sense in family custody decisions.
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Common Sense
Mr. Legal Beagle
Insights and Thoughts Light a Candle on Defects
A reflective note speaks of how awareness and thoughts illuminate flaws, using a metaphor of lighting a candle to reveal imperfections. The piece centers on inner critique and self examination.
The Gazette Readers Letters Policy Summary
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy nor imply endorsement. It invites corrections or contradictions from readers with equal opportunity for publication.
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Gazette
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