Science Station finances in peril
The Science Station in Cedar Rapids faces serious finances with about 400000 dollars in operating debt and 800000 dollars debt on the IMAX Dome Theatre. Executive director Joe Hastings said the downtown attraction remains at risk but not on the verge of closure as the facility operates on a roughly 1 million dollar annual budget.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Joe Hastings
Hastings
McLeod/Busse
Science Station faces debt as attendance soars
The Science Station reports annual attendance of 85,000 split among IMAX 50 percent, theater 25 percent, and Science Station 25 percent. Eight fulltime and 12 parttime staff, annual budget about $1 million, cannot cover expenses. Fraud case: Nancy Listman arrested for first degree theft involving over $275,000 between 2002 and 2004. Insurance paid about $30,000. $200,000 in pledges remain outstanding from 1999-2000 capital drive.
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Science Station
Nancy Listman
Watkins
Triat Hastings
Election 2006 Do attack ads help or hurt
The four way Democratic governor race in Iowa features personal attacks and negative ads as candidates react to each other. Luther College political scientist James Rhodes notes that going negative is common late in campaigns and may influence voters, though experts differ on payoff.
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Gazette
U.S
Jim Nussle
Iowa
James Rhodes
Luther College
Decorah
Mike Blouin
Chet Culver
Democrats in Iowa primary clash over lobbying and wage issue
Chet Culver accuses Mike Blouin of opposing a higher minimum wage, while Blouin counters. University of Iowa associate professor Cary Covington warns that political attacks may carry a cost in the June 6 primary.
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Chet Culver
IBP
Blouin
University of Iowa
Cary Covington
Legacy architect of Cedar Rapids Madge Phillips dies at 90
Madge Phillips, namesake of the Madge Phillips Center, dies at Mercy Hallmar in Cedar Rapids at age 90 after a long illness and strokes. Her son Harry and daughter Susan recall her as a civic activist who built consensus and turned ideas into programs and buildings.
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Madge Phillips
C.A
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Phillips
Mercy Hallmar
Harry Phillips
Solon
Susan Phillips
New York City
Plasma Arc Torch Demonstration At Tech Destroys Iowa Waste
At Georgia Tech in Atlanta a plasma arc torch reduced eight pounds of Iowa garbage and a tin can to molten residue in minutes. Seven Iowa observers watched behind welders masks and ear protection as Lou Circeo led the demonstration for the Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency with agency leaders and a Des Moines consultant present.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette Tlanta
Georgia
Iowa
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Lou Circeo
Georgia Tech
Cedar Rapids/Linn County
Des Moines
Alliant Energy
John Amis
Gazette
Karmin McShane
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