Contented Reader's Summer Book Picks Across Generations
A lighthearted summer reading list highlights novels centered on family dynamics and friendship. Notable picks include Mary Gordon's The Other Side and Sue Miller's Family Pictures, with praise for Allan Gurganus The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of the Day. Non fiction features Carolyn Heilbrun Writing a Woman's Life and Bill McKibben The End of Nature.
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Mary Gordon
Ellen MacNamara
Sue Miller
Allan Gurganus
Lucy
Roy Blount
Carolyn Heilbrun
Barbara Ehrenreich
Bill McKibben
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publishing Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette is a daily and Sunday paper published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage. It lists mailing areas with carrier service and subscription rates at 52 weeks 197.60 and notes exclusive republication rights and address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette Inc PO Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Cedar
Lowa
U.S
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
Judge rules on Farmer witness today in Linn District Court
Defense of Darren Farmer in a Linn County murder and sexual abuse case tests an expert witness proposal by James Cone a medical social worker from University Hospitals Iowa City as Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard fights the call. Judge Larry Conmey will rule at 8:30 a.m. after extensive testimony about Jade Horkheimer 18 month old Hazleton death and alleged abuse.
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Dick Hogan
Darren Farmer
Linn District Court
Farmer
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Donald Carr
James Cone
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Cone
Larry Conmey
Dillard
Carr
Conmey
Mustang World War II plane thrills Monticello crowd display
The Crazy Horse P-51 Mustang with dual controls drew Woody Parham and others to Monticello Municipal Airport. Co owners Schultz and Lauderback promoted flight experiences priced at 800 for a half hour and 1300 for an hour amid talks of aerobatics and military maneuvers while the plane remains on display through today.
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Dave Gosch
Iowa
Onticello
John Parham
Parham
Anamosa
Monticello
Crazy Horse
Doug Schultz
Lee Lauderback
Schultz
Marion
al Ebsen
Jeff Wiley
Florida
Experimental Aircraft Association
Oshkosh
Wis
Germany
Air National Guard
Wiley
Schultz and Lauderback
Cedar Rapids Council Eyes Corporate Massages for Uptown Fridays
Rebecca Wilcox seeks council approval to offer 15 minute corporate massages at the Ground Transportation Center during Uptown Friday Nights. A letter of support from the Jaycees and Greater Downtown encouraged a reversal, paving the way for a trial at $10 per massage.
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Jeff Burnham
Gazette
Rebecca Wilcox
Cedar Rapids
Uptown
Ground Transportation Center
Wilcox
The
Jaycees
Cedar Rapids Association
Murdock
Kelly Gordon
Nick Gearhart
Greater Downtown
Hal Schaefer
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Correction notice on Derby board member Gary Mann
The Gazette corrects an earlier caption identifying Gary Mann of Cedar Rapids as a Cedar Rapids Area Soap Box Derby Association director. The newspaper invites complaints about accuracy and will publish corrections or clarifications in this space. contact phone 398 8313.
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Gary Mann
Cedar Rapids
The
Cedar Rapids Area
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