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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 2009
Page
1
The outdoor stage at Lower City Park in Iowa City will host A Midsummer Night's Dream and Richard III during Riverside Theatre's 10th annual festival. A separate feature promotes a Rome themed tour tied to Angels and Demons.
New rules expose three notable requests from Iowa figures. Rep. Dave Loebsack seeks 600000 for Coe College to buy and demolish nearby dilapidated housing. Sen. Grassley calls for 80000 to keep free downtown Cedar Rapids Wi Fi. Sen. Harkin pushes 2 million for Sac and Fox Tribe to install a new vertical axis wind turbine near Tama.
Cedar Rapids council member Jerry McGrane returns to Oak Hill Jackson after flood destruction. He and his wife moved through several homes before occupying a city subsidized house at 1105 Eighth St SE built by Skogman Homes with city incentives. He says he did not vote on incentives and is accepted as a flood victim like others.
City Hall housing and neighborhood development program expands to benefit McGrane as a HOME initiative reaches page 11A. The plan funds renovations aimed at reviving the local area and improving resident housing.
Transport secretary Ray LaHood cites Spain's electric tracks and tunnel tech as cost effective for US high speed rail. He notes $8 billion for rails in Obama's stimulus and expects jobs building rail links by summer as leaders push a nationwide network.
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