Montrose site to spark Cedar Rapids downtown redevelopment
The Montrose lot will host a $13 million five story office and retail project by the 2001 Development Corp. and Ryan Construction Co. with financing from Iowa Land and Building Co. and others. The plan includes new skywalks, plans to erase $550,000 demolition debt, and a hoped revival of the entire 200 block of Third Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Construction Co
Minneapolis
Development Corp
Montrose
Tom Collins
Iowa Land and Building Co
IE Industries
Lee Liu
Third Avenue SE
Armstrong’s
Banc Iowa
Killian’s
American Education Praised By Korean Broadcaster
Seo Goo Jeong, deputy editor of the Korean Broadcast System, calls American education superior for teaching thinking and creativity. He contrasts American memorization with Eastern methods and notes teachers here focus on developing ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seo Goo Jeong
Korean Broadcast System
KBS
America
Oriental Society
Anonymous Gifts Fund Flood Victims and Prairie Meadows Battle
Iowa donors pledge two anonymous sums of fifty thousand dollars each. One supports twenty Davenport Bettendorf flood victims, the other backs legal action to block Polk County tax money for bailing out Altoona’s Prairie Meadows horse track.
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Davenport
Bettendorf
Polk County
Prairie Meadows
Altoona
Lesson From a Rainy Farm Visit On Language And Decorum
A traveler helps load hay on a rainy day while an elderly mother on a Cedar Rapids farm shares reflections on education, decency, and the power of words. She argues that words shape outcomes, curses repel light, and true education means using language to reflect feelings without offending others.
New Kids and Tommy Page Inspire Readers and Defend Careers
Letters respond to a New Kids on the Block review calling an opening act “nondescript pop schlock.” They praise Tommy Page, a 20 year old singer and songwriter, noting his rise from coat check to Warner Brothers and headlining his own tour.
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Dee Ann Rexroat
Tommy Page
Tommy
New York
Warner
Brothers
New Kids
Tiffany
Turtle Crossing Sparks Wildlife Safety Warning
A three toed box turtle sighting near Cedar Rapids prompts a wildlife safety message. Missouri officials warn against removing or transporting native reptiles across state lines. The Indian Creek Nature Center urges letting turtles cross roads and photographing them instead.
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the Gazette
Missouri
Ozarks
Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Nature Center
Jefferson City
Phonics as a Word Attack Skill Sparks Debate
Thomas Lackner defends phonics as a key word attack skill for early readers while noting it should not replace dictionaries after fourth grade. He cites misspellings as due to poor diction, not phonics, and corrects a Cedar Rapids restaurant caption that misuses penultimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lackner
Thomas
Flame Room
Cedar Rapids
Home Metal Recyclers Challenge Cedar Rapids Ordinance Plan
In a letter to the editor the Home Metal Recyclers defend their right to collect discarded items from public right of way, claim Cedar Rapids has no regulating ordinance, allege harassment by Sanitation Department staff, and urge citizens to attend the City Council meeting to support their recycling operation. The group cites court rulings on public domain items and media access to discarded materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kissinger
Cedar Rapids
Dick Gates
Sanitation Department
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J.F. Hladky, Jr
Board of
Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
John Robertson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
FF Aking Ist
United States
Cedar Rapids Community
Calvin Coolidge
William C. Jacobson
New Kids and Co
Lyn Gillil and
Sigourney
Gazette
Baltimore Sun
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Dana Snyder
Cox Ave
Carrie Dunn
Ford
Sal
Tom Johnson
Rich Patterson
Otis Rd. SE
Carl Kane
Phonics
Channel 2
Donald E. Crippen
Barbara A. Maitland
The
Home Metal Recyclers
St. Dr
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