Maya Angelou urges broad access to the arts at INA meetings
Author Maya Angelou told the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies to make art accessible to all, not just the elite, arguing civilization depends on art. She recalled childhood reading lessons from Mrs Flowers in Stamps Arkansas and urged courage as the core virtue for artists and audiences alike.
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Nancy Stevens
Maya Angelou
National Assembly of
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
Angelou
Shakers
Black School
Maya
Aristotle
Kirkwood board meeting focuses on resignations
Kirkwood Community College directors will consider two major resignations when they meet at 4 p.m. in Linn Hall. Superintendent Bill Stewart departs in July to become chancellor of Fresno State’s district. Douglas Bolen resigns to become VP at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina.
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Kirkwood Community College
Bill Stewart
Kirkwood
Douglas Bolen
Stewart
Linn Hall
State Center Community College
Fresno
Calif
Bolen
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood
S.C
Wisconsin
Piedmont
Bank Robbery at First Bank Quad Cities in Davenport
A man robbed First Bank Quad Cities in Davenport's Paul Revere Square around 2:45 pm Tuesday claiming a gun under his jacket. He fled in a brown 1964 Chevrolet, blue jacket and jeans, description white male in his mid-20s, 5 foot 10 to 6 feet, medium build with brown hair. Authorities released no money amount. bank security and a camera captured the event.
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Davenport
Quad Cities
New Paul Revere Square
Ken .Koupal
FBI
Mark Lewis
Koupal
First Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank
Taverns to Get 25 Percent Discount on Wine
Des Moines AP report says taverns and other liquor licensed venues will receive a 25 percent discount on wine purchases from state liquor stores starting next week. The move, announced by Pat Cavanaugh of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department, aims to keep state pricing competitive with private store wines when private sales begin July 1. The Legislature had ended the state monopoly on wine sales last session. The discount will also apply to private retailers on July 1.
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DES Moines
Pat Cavanaugh
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa
State Department
Marion Briefs Ad Rates and Garage Sale Notices
Short notices advertise garage sales and ads in the Gazette. Includes phone numbers 398-8234 and 1-800-332-7976 and addresses 1305 G Avenue and 385 20th Street, Marion. Sale times listed as 9-5 and 9-4 with items such as bicycle, encyclopedia, clothes, and miscellaneous.
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Marion
20Th Street
Physician sues over missing plane sale theft
Fayette County District Court suit filed by Oelwein physician John P. Gallagher alleges he was never paid by the buyer of his 1967 Moo ney airplane. He names David LeVaughn of Miami and Averco Insurance Co. as defendants seeking 21,500 for the airplane and alleging no payment for the theft.
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Kirkwood Board
G Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Achievement Center
U.S. Postal Service
MasterCard
VISA
American Express
Best Western Longbranch Motor Inn
Twin Town Rd
Union Street
Dept Oe A
Manchester
UPS
Federal Express
Us Postal Service
Lauder For Men
Estee Lauder
Lauder
the Lauder For Men
Cologne
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