Old MacDonalds Farm gets new life in Bever Park
The Junior League of Cedar Rapids revives Old MacDonalds Farm in Bever Park with EIEIO educational exhibits and a bigger barn. The city will assume maintenance and run educational programs, funded largely by private donations, preserving a Cedar Rapids landmark without tax dollars.
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É LD MacDonald
Old MacDonald
Cedar Rapids
Bever Park
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EIEIO
Iowa
Bever Park Zoo
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League
Junior League
MacDonald
May Day celebration sparks debate across letters
Readers in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Marion weigh in on Ann Coulter Molly Ivins and the Gazette's decision to publish their columns. The letters address free speech integrity and the role of media with strong views amid debates over intelligent design evolution and religion.
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Nancy Kochanowski
Cedar Rapids
Ann Coulter
The
Gazette
Coulter
Bush
Tom DeLay
DeLay
John Bolton
United States
United Nations
Baloney
Molly Ivins
the Gazette
Tle
New York Times
U.S
Iraq
Niki
Iowa City
God
Wendell Clifton Marion
Rebuilding World Trade Center site a memorial, not a fortress
The piece argues against a taller Freedom Tower and yesterdays rush to rebuild on the WTC site. It cites Gov. Pataki and Sen. Schumer praising urgency, while experts warn about insurance hurdles, legal liability, and safety. Fred Siegel urges a memorial first, with transit upgrades, before any reconstruction.
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World Trade Center
Freedom Tower
New York
George Pataki
Pataki
Chuck Schumer
New York Times
Times
Arthur Sulzberger Jr
Midtown
Lower Manhattan
WTC
Larry Silverstein
Albany
Ron Rosenbaum
New York Observer
Fred Siegel
Cooper Union
Manhattan
Long Island
Westchester
Siegel
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Silverstein
Seven World Trade Center
Goldman Sachs
Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Timothy McVeigh
Tuition blame rests with lawmakers says regents head
Michael Gartner criticizes the Legislature for not delivering on a five year plan to cap tuition increases at the rate of inflation. He outlines a proposed funding mix of 40 million from state funds and 20 million redirected by universities to keep tuition low, while noting past cuts and rising costs.
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Michael Gartner
de Gazette
Board of Regents
Tom Vilsack
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Regents
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Mark Bowden
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Scott Swenson
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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