Tourism Surges as Gothic Parody Draws Visitors to Cedar Rapids
The Statue of American Gothic draws crowds boosting Cedar Rapids tourism while officials report 9000 maps left for statue locations. Chicago visitors form the largest single group, with Iowa families taking shorter weekend trips aiding Amana Colonies numbers. Eastern Iowa attractions such as Effigy Mounds and Living History Farms report solid attendance with online advertising growing.
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Krug
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Chicago Art Institute
Shawna Lode
Iowa Department of Tourism
Iowa
Lode
Amana
Robin Hennes
Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bu
Jean. Lode
State Tourism Office
Hennes
Amanas
Tial Library
West Branch
Timothy Walch
Walch
Little Brown Church
Vale
Nashua
Linda Myren
Myren
Mall of America
Bloomington
Minn
Wildwood
Living History Farms
Urbandale
Des Moines
Steve Davis
Atlantis lands after delivering space station air lock portal
The Space Shuttle Atlantis and a five member crew returned to Cape Canaveral at 10:39 p.m. CDT after adding a one day rain delayed flight. Commander Steven Lindsey led the mission extending by a day to outfit the new port for spacewalkers at the international space station.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantis
Earth
International Space Station
Steve
Mission Control
Steven Lindsey
Daschle questions Bush nominee to head safety agency
Senate leader Daschle criticizes Mary Sheila Gall as unqualified for chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ahead of her Commerce Committee testimony. Gall, a Republican commissioner, has faced sparks from consumer groups over votes against stricter rules on children products.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
Mary Sheila Gall
Gall
Senate Commerce Committee
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
White House
Anne Womack
Clinton
Sen
John McCain
Arizona
Hillary Clinton
D-N.y
Troopers face gas budget cuts and staffing limits
House budget official Horbach laments a $10 daily gas cost per trooper as education dominates state funding. Westfall, DPS commissioner, says no trooper layoffs yet though 48 positions are unfilled. Patrol shifts to in view patrol and two troopers per car at night to save gas and protect personnel.
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E.A. “Penny” Westfall
Department of Public Safety
Cedar Rapids
Horbach
Westfall
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Marquette- McGregor
Ken Block
Herbert Hoover Presiden
Adventureland
Altoona
Ryan Sullivan
Kristophere’ Owens
Kriso
Sth
Ucsmore
Brucemore No
Music Loft
Cme
Sma
3Rd Street Live
Relics Records
Iowa West
C. Scott Remt
Brucemore
Linden Dr. SE
Blues Society
Tns Eee Ie
Seal Ete
Kcck-Fm
Handimart
The
Linn County Blues Society
Brucemore.org
Icbs.org
Bluesmore
Linn Country Blues Society
Brucemore Historical Society
Daschle
James Guest
Consumers Union
Consumer Reports
House Justice Systems Appropriations
State Patrol
James Lynch
Jamesi
E.A. ‘“Penny”’ Westfall
Public Safety Commissioner
Davenport
Radisson Quad City Plaza
East Second Street
Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons
First Avenue North East
Waterloo
Holiday Inn Convention Center
205 West
Marriott Hotel
700 Grand Avenue
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