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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1999

Page

11

Troubadour Recalls Twain Genius In River Themed Show

David Post impersonates Mark Twain in a Mississippi river themed stage piece at Grants Place Theatre. The performance includes nine original songs and reflects Twain’s youth along the river, drawing on characters like Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. The show runs 8 p.m Wednesday to Saturday.

Post Twain Mississippi Hannibal Aunt Polly Huckleberry Finn Jim the Runaway Slave Indian Joe Becky Thatcher Tom Sawyer David Grant’s Place John Madson Mark Twain

Iowa Debt Prevention Amendments Put To Voters June 29

Provisions include revenue surpluses rolled into next year projections and a 60 percent legislative threshold for tax increases. Supporters label the package Family Budget Amendments and say it caps spending and slows property tax growth. Opponents include diverse groups led by Neighbors Against Higher Property Taxes Vote No and the Catholic Conference cautioning reduced services or higher local taxes in a downturn.

Good For Iowa Iowa David Stanley Muscatine Stanley League of Women Voters of Iowa League of Cities Democratic Party of Iowa Iowa Catholic Conference Catholic Conference Hawkeye

River Journey Ends At Bellevue After Python Fishing and Friends

The trip down the Mississippi from Lansing progressed past many islands and limestone bluffs through three locks toward Bellevue. The travelers recount meeting river people, watching wildlife, catching walleyes for meals, and enjoying superb weather while noting concerns over river health and a long, reflective voyage.

David Patterson Atkins Guttenberg Lansing Mississippi

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