Scavengers Turn Kinnick Cans Into Game Day Income
In Iowa City Cedar Rapids resident Robert Lahue and about nine others search stadium parking lots around Kinnick for discarded cans and bottles. The tailgate can income, earned largely on game days, amounts to thousands of dollars for the group over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Crock
the Gazette
Tegan Hauser
Iowa City
Kinnick Stadium
University of Iowa
Tegan
Sne Gazette
Owa
Robert Lahue
Cedar Rapids
Lahue
Michael Myers
Shelter House
Myers
Dental floss promo ties to popcorn in Iowa theaters
DenTek attaches floss picks to over half a million popcorn bags in cinemas nationwide including Carmike 7 and Wynnsong 12 in Cedar Rapids. Patrons praise the idea though some wish two picks were attached while officials cite the promotion as a flossing awareness effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Hadish
Gazette Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Iowa
DenTek
Carmike 7
Wynnsong
Roland Robinson
John Jansheski
U.S
American Dental Association
New York
Karren Williams Graybill
Carmike
Jeff Ball
Des Moines
Sioux City
Abayah Clinton
Alyssa Collier
Alyssa
Carmike theaters in Cedar Rapids distribute pop bags with dental floss
Two Cedar Rapids Carmike movie houses are offering pop bags that include dental floss to moviegoers. The bags accompany soft drinks and snacks as part of a small health and hygiene promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Carmike
Plan to replace class rank with admission index at Iowa public universities
Iowa higher education officials propose an admission index replacing the top half rule for three state universities. The index uses class rank GPA core courses completed and ACT score to determine eligibility. The plan, backed by Regents officials, aims to create a fairer entry system and will be discussed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa
State Board of Regents
Regents to weigh admission changes in December
A proposed 50 percent rule would admit top half of Iowa high school grads to state universities. Class rank would join ACT scores and GPA in an admission index as educators urge broader predictors. The board of regents, with officials from Iowa, ISU and UNI, will discuss in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Board of Regents
Generations Shift as Iowa Family Embraces Democrats
Jim Larew of Iowa City, a 52-year-old lawyer and Democratic activist, notes his Republican-leaning parents are now registered Democrats. Their two voting-age children, including 23-year-old Mary Larsen studying in York, England, are expected to vote Tuesday, with Mary aligning with her father on the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Jim Larew
Iowa City
Larew
Laren
Mary Laren
Mary
York
England
Democratic Party
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kinnick
By Rebecca McKanna
Cindy
Hadish
Roughriders
Index Advice
NIA
STE
Ine Gazette
Hsi
Higher Education
Diane Heldt
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Dem
By Dave DeWitte
Louise Larew
Mary Larew
Democrats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!