Dance Marathon at Iowa: Students lead and fundraise
The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital relies on student volunteers in the Dance Marathon fundraiser now in its 16th year. About 1,900 students helped last year with hundreds more serving year round as hospital volunteers and morale boosters. Executive director Collette Forcier aims to raise the annual total to 2,500. The program began in 2005 to spur civic engagement and develop student leadership while supporting families facing pediatric cancer and bone marrow transplant care.
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Meeting Walter Cronkite in England 2007
Jim and Sarah Wittnebel recall meeting CBS anchor Walter Cronkite during a May 2007 England visit. Cronkite, 90, toured WWII-era sites, joked about hotel tap water, and echoed his signature line “And that’s the way it is” after a photo in Sanning. He expressed interest in Cedar Rapids.
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Walter Cronkite remembered as a model of trusted news
Charlie Hogue laments Cronkite's passing and contrasts his era of plain professional broadcast journalism with today’s cable news and sensationalism. He recalls Cronkite as a truth seeker who reported without bias and notes the decline of legitimate journalism in modern media.
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Collins Deserving of a School Named for Him
Letters to the Cedar Rapids Gazette urge renaming Harding Middle School near Collins Road to honor Arthur Collins founder of Collins Radio Co the ancestor of Rockwell Collins and a veteran Cedar Rapids resident argues the change reflects his community contribution.
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Cedar Rapids Crowned Fourth Safest Driving City
The article argues Cedar Rapids is listed as the fourth safest city to drive in, though the streets are described as rough and heavily damaged, making speeds over 20 mph impractical and risking vehicle damage, per Mike Sullivan.
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Randall Terry Seeks a Second Act in Abortion Fight
The firebrand anti abortionist, now over fifty, tours the country with provocative displays and a Washington, D.C. stop near Sonia Sotomayor. Once a leading figure for Operation Rescue, his era included high profile protests, lawsuits, and a peak that brought him national attention but later legal crackdowns.
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Return to Kranstad and Branstad in 2010 Iowa GOP rethink
Todd Dorman weighs whether the GOP should chase a Branstad comeback or forge a forward looking 2010 strategy. The poll shows Branstad trailing Culver, with potential primary challenges from Vander Plaats and Rants. The column argues for a future focus over nostalgia.
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