Holiday rush for Miller family stores in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
Dan Miller drives to open Locker Room Legends in Iowa City while his wife Tanya handles a merchandise query from Westdale Mall Cedar Rapids. The holiday season looms large with Christmas accounting for a quarter to a third of annual sales in their sports memorabilia business, underscoring the high stakes of the season.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Tanya Miller
Karin Leesekamp
Marion
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Tanya
Dan
Iowa City
Westdale
An Miller
Interstate 380
Holiday shop expansion opens new Cedar Rapids stores
Business note from Eastern Iowa reports 10B and Tanya launching two holiday season shops at Coral Ridge Mall Coralville and Sycamore Mall Iowa City. The venture drew shoppers but affected their year round store leading to a Cedar Rapids expansion to the mall Dan shopped at as a kid RETAIL PAGE 10A.
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Tanya
Coral Ridge Mall
Coralville
Sycamore Mall
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Dan
Online teacher ratings spark student hesitance in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Xavier High School freshman Angela Hathaway says she would not critique teachers directly but may use RateMyTeachers com to express honest opinions. The California site started in 2001 and now hosts about 3.2 million ratings of over 540 000 teachers at more than 29 000 schools nationwide. Many Eastern Iowa schools participate in or are affected by this anonymous feedback trend.
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Anne Kapler
The
Gazette
Angela Hathaway
Xavier High School
Cedar Rapids
RateMyTeachers.com
Iowa
RateMyTeachers site praised by founders and critics
RateMyTeachers.com, started by two educators, aims to give students a voice and help teachers improve. Critics warn about anonymous ratings and potential libelous comments that bypass monitors, with Xavier Principal Jeff Henderson saying it serves little to improve instruction.
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RateMyTeachers.com
Xavier
Jeff Henderson
Toll rises as U S casualties in Iraq near ten thousand
Pentagon figures show 9 675 U S troops killed wounded or evacuated due to injuries accidents or illness since the war began. Critics say official counts understate the true cost of life and mental health among service members.
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Iraq
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Boston
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Lessin
Ohio freeway shootings linked to death in Columbus area
Gail Kinsley was shot while en route to a doctor on Interstate 270 near Columbus. Police say her death is linked to at least 10 vehicle shots along a five mile stretch, with no other injuries reported. Authorities note possible connections to additional shootings.
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Columbus, Ohio
Gail Kinsley
Columbus
Kiisley
Kinsley
Michael Jackson Wealth Questioned Amid Debt and Assets
Los Angeles AP reports Michael Jackson faces a murky financial picture with Forbes estimating a 350 million net worth offset by about 200 million in debt. His holdings include a 2600 acre Santa Barbara County ranch, Las Vegas and Encino homes, and a stake in Sony ATV with Beatles and Elvis catalogs.
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Michael Jackson
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Forbes Magazine
Santa Barbara County
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Encino
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Sony/ATV
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