Dali Sculpture to Grace Cedar Rapids City Hall Chamber
A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dali titled Terpsichore Muse of Dance will be installed in Cedar Rapids City Hall council chambers today. Based on a wax design from 44 sketches made by Dali at Port Lligat Spain between 1969 and 1976, the piece was donated by Joseph S. Czestochowski former Cedar Rapids Museum of Art director and current International Arts president in Memphis Tenn.
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Salvador Dali
Cedar Rapids
Gallery wins Central City City Council seat in special election
Jay Gallery, 28, a foreman with Dave Schmitt Construction, won 112 votes or about 62 percent to Dick Parmenter’s 68 in a Linn County special election to fill the Ron Pflughaupt vacancy. One write-in vote. About 24 percent turnout. Official results after canvass.
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Jay Gallery
Linn County Auditor’s
Gallery
Dick Parmenter
Dave Schmitt
Ron Pflughaupt
Coralville Doctor Appeals License Denial Over Exam Allegations
Kirk Smith of Coralville appeals an Iowa Board of Medical Examiners denial after allegations he performed inappropriate gynecological exams on four patients during an out-of-state residency. The board cites a Kansas City resident's complaint and says he conducted exams alone despite a required chaperon.
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Kirk Smith
Coralville
Iowa Board of Medical Examiners
Smith
Kansas City
Cause of Earlville house fire remains undetermined
A Friday morning fire four miles northeast of Earlville destroyed Chad Bergfeld's home with no injuries. Fire Chief Jim Manson and State Fire Marshal inspector agreed no formal inspection was needed. Loss estimated at 100000 to 120000 dollars.
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Gazette wire service tips and subscription lines
A brief note from the Gazette lists phone numbers for reader story tips and for subscriptions. It references wire reports and provides local contact lines for tips and subscriptions.
Legislature Proposes Budget With No Furloughs And Reassignments
A Mary Sue Coleman letter outlines budget aims including no furloughs, no layoffs unless necessary, and using attrition to eliminate 165 jobs. VP external relations to be eliminated, VP research duties reassigned to David Skorton. Administrative cuts exceed academic cuts by 45 percent while financial aid and library funds stay intact.
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David Skorton
University of Iowa opts attrition to cut nearly five million
President Mary Sue Coleman announced that the University of Iowa will rely on attrition to trim 4.98 million in spending through June 30, avoiding furloughs and layoffs for now. The university has already cut 165 jobs and will assess each department to determine if layoffs are absolutely necessary.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Mary Sue Coleman
Steve Parrott
Patriot pledge kickoff marks Cedar Rapids reading drive
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency program Building a Community of Readers kicks off at Monroe Early Childhood School with a patriotic assembly. Rapids reads The Pledge of Allegiance to Kaylanna and classmates while donors provide 12 classroom sets of 25 books and volunteers read to students.
Volunteers aid C R area schools in reading rally
In Monroe Early Childhood Center students recite the Pledge of Allegiance then read with local volunteers. The event launches Building a Community of Readers a Grant Wood Area Education Agency program to promote lifelong reading and patriotism. Mary Ann Gensicke urges nearby businesses and residents to fund sets of The Pledge of Allegiance by Scholastic.
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Monroe
Mary Ann Gensicke
Gensicke
Scholastic Book Co
Sharron McElmeel
Humanities Iowa
National Endowment For the Humanities
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
McElmeel
Read with Me program spreads literacy across schools
Volunteers visit schools to read to children during the last 15 minutes of the day and authors visit classrooms. An author reception is set for March 21 at Mount Mercy College Cherry Heritage Hall. Proceeds from a book sale aid the American Red Cross.
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Mount Mercy College
American Red Cross
Monroe
Stanwood North Cedar school bond defeated in county vote
The North Cedar school board faces a tough choice after voters defeated a $9.3 million bond issue and a tax levy increase to start a new central campus in Clarence. Voters in Mechanicsville Stanwood Clarence Lowden and northern Cedar County backed the measure 1,472 to 675, about 31 percent.
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North Cedar
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Cedar County
North Cedar district votes 69 percent against tax increase
North Cedar district voters reject a proposal to raise the school tax rate above $2.70 per $1 000 assessed value to pay off bonded debt. Turnout shows 655 in favor 1 488 opposed, failing to meet the 60 percent supermajority.
Elvis bust found after Cedar Rapids theft
Betty Hager reported her two foot tall concrete Elvis bust missing from 1218 First St. SW. A listener in Norway, Iowa, found it in his yard and alerted authorities. The bust, a unique item, was recovered in good condition with a facial scar as proof of ownership.
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Betty Hager
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