Mystery plaque tale stirs Cedar Rapids history debate
A Cedar Rapids column asks readers to help locate a 1950s metal plaque once linked to Shepherd's log cabin site near First Avenue and First Street NE. The piece contrasts local memory with historic clues about the Union Hall and YMCA site amid a broader civic intrigue.
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Osgood Shepherd
Cedar Rapids
Avenue
First Street
Shepherd
Gazette
van Buren
Iowa
William Stewart
35Th St
Laborers Local Union No. 43
Afl-Cio
First Avenue
J St
Jack Ryan
Mark Hunter
YMCA
Union Temple
Marise McDermott
History Center
Cedar Rapidians
Senate debates bankruptcy bill amid 90 amendments
Senate moved through a flood of amendments on a bankruptcy code overhaul led by Sen. Chuck Grassley. Supporters seek a final vote as opponents aim to block via filibuster, with Democrats split in a 50 50 Senate on the measure. The bill includes a special chapter to protect farmers assets during reorganization.
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E. Michael Myers
Washington
Senate
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
Nussle warns Bush over rural Medicare funding
House Budget Chairman Jim Nussle warns the administration that support for a Medicare reform bill will end if rural health care needs are ignored. He urges a plan that eliminates disparities to keep Iowa hospitals open in Manchester Waukon and Waverly as Iowa ranks 48th in overall Medicare reimbursement and eighth in care quality.
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Washington
House
Jim Nussle
Iowa
Nussle
HHS
Tommy Thompson
Manchester
Waukon
Waverly
Gazette promotes agriculture using soybean ink and recycled newsprint
The Gazette highlights support for farming by printing with soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton and other locations. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news.
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City Carton
Sixth St
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Gazette Communications Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
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