Road trip nostalgia and family anecdotes in a memoir tone
A columnist reflects on cross country adventures with family including a Fred Flintstone themed campsite and a Nashville wedding trip. The piece blends childhood road trip memories with generational change, celebrating togetherness, shared songs, and the pull of home while noting family challenges and a sister's return from Iraq. Also discusses local politics and education debates centered on the number 40 and its impact on sales tax and student achievement standards.
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America
Musky Museum Hall of Fame
Buffalo Rock
Great Wall
China
Australia
Outback
Clark Griswald
Nashville
Tenn
Iraq
Education officials dodge comment on 40 percentile lag
Fragmentary excerpt notes Department of Education officials and school district superintendents will not comment on a 40 percentile figure describing students behind Iowa grade level by one to two years. The text highlights uncertainty in assessing proficiency.
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Linn
Johnson
Cedar Rapids Area
Iowa
Department of Education
Faith in a Creator vs Science in a February Letter
A February 26 letter argues life arose without a designer, claiming religion and science clash and religion should stay private. It asserts a Big Bang origin requires a pre existing cause outside nature, naming The Cause as powerful intelligent willful and outside time and space, then charges the author with faith in his naturalistic view.
Winter sidewalk rules spark frustration in Cedar Rapids
A reader vents about Cedar Rapids ordinances on sidewalk snow removal and pet feces, citing dangerous icy paths and disturbing waste. The writer says street department replies were ineffective and questions why rules exist if not enforced.
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Cedar Rapids
Streets Department
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Ordy
Tolehae
Medicare Complete
United Healthcare
Bonanza
16Th Avenue S.W
Ryan’s Steakhouse
Collins Road
MedicareComplete.com
UnitedHealthcare
United HealthCare of the Midlands, Inc
United HealthCare Services, Inc
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