World weighs on Iowa grads at 2007 commencement
The University of Iowa holds a 2007 commencement for nearly 2000 liberal arts graduates at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Students like Larisa Bezak and Alyssa Dooling voice concern over global warming, war, health care, and poverty while Karla Murra questions optimism about Iraq.
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Sioux Falls
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Car crashes into Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee front
A car plowed into the Hy-Vee store on First Avenue NE in Cedar Rapids last night near the deli, shattering a glass wall after the driver pressed the accelerator by mistake. Assistant manager Bryce Petersen said staff cleaned up the scene about 5 p.m. Police are investigating the incident.
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Westdale Mall redevelopment plan outlined after foreclosure
Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids faces foreclosure after 28 years and 50 percent occupancy. Park National Bank foreclosed and a court receiver runs the mall since November. A summer foreclosure sale is expected, with a buyer sought to revitalize the property, modeled on successful redevelopments such as Bayshore Town Center in Wisconsin.
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Park National Bank of Chicago
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Bella Terra Mall
Huntington Beach
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Westdale Mail Center Opens in Cedar Rapids
The Westdale Mail Mall on Edgewood Road and Williams Boulevard SW Cedar Rapids opened in 1979 as a two level enclosed shopping center. It covers about 854000 square feet with anchors JCPenney Steve and Barrys University Sportswear and Younkers and last renovation occurred in 1993.
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Harding honors Marine Pfister with school bench tribute
Cedar Rapids community marks Sgt. Travis Pfister memorial at Harding Middle School where students who had "adopted" him sent daily emails and care packages. The dedication Saturday honored the Washington state Marine who died February 7 in Iraq when his helicopter crashed. Four crew members from HMM 364 Purple Foxes attended, with Pfister's mother Lorrie Talett traveling from Washington. Page 15A.
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Harding
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Kennewick
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Hemet
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Bella Terra Mall Opens in Huntington Beach in 1967
The mixed use Bella Terra Mall in Huntington Beach California opened in 1967 as a large 800000 square foot shopping center anchored by Burlington Coat Factory Kohl s and Mervyns. The center underwent its last renovation in 2004.
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Bayshore Town Center opens in Glendale Wisconsin in 1956
Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, a Milwaukee suburb, launched in 1956 featuring 1.5 million square feet of retail, offices, apartments and townhouse condominiums. Anchor tenants include The Boston Store Kohl's and Sears. Renovation began in 2004 and is ongoing.
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