Time capsule opens secrets from Greene Square burial
A 1976 Greene Square time capsule buried during a Flag Day ceremony yielded a bicentennial coin set, Leisure suits ad, and a city phone book. Ed Kuba helped seal it. the cherub container cracked on opening amid a 1.9 million renovation and a 1980s reburial note.
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the Gazette
Greene Square
Cedar Rapids
Ed Kuba
Time Capsule
Edar Rapids
Kuba
Mark Stoffer Hunter
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History Center
Parks and Recreation Department
Iowa 1st District Primary Focuses on Opponents Past
In Cedar Rapids Pat Murphy and Monica Vernon trade jabs over each other past political moves and party registration. Vernon’s switch from Republican to Democrat in 2009 is highlighted as a strategic decision rather than a shift in principles.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Clinton
Iowa
Pat Murphy
Monica Vernon
Murphy
Vernon
Coralville arena funding on hold awaiting county support
The Iowa Economic Development Authority delayed a final vote on Coralville's 12 million state aid request for a 70 million arena and sports center. The board urged Coralville to seek county help, with a June 17 meeting possible if the rest of the package lines up. Mayor John Lundell remains optimistic as officials work to secure additional funding.
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Des Moines
Coralville
Iowa Economic Development Authority Board
Johnson County
John Lundell
Larry den Herder
Authority
den Herder
Josh Schamberger
Iowa City
Coralville Area
Fry Fest to honor Hayden Fry with bronze statue on Hayden Fry Way
Coralville will unveil a life size bronze statue of former University of Iowa coach Hayden Fry during FRY Fest on Hayden Fry Way September 2. The sculpture, based on Fry’s mid 1980s look, was commissioned to Max-Cast of Kalona, known for the Irving Weber statue in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Coralville
University of Iowa
Hayden Fry
Gary Barta
Fry
Kalona Company
Max-Cast
Irving Weber
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