Writing program at Iowa lowers foreign writer intake
The University of Iowa International Writing Program will host 24 writers from 20 countries this year, down from 35, due to U.S. funding cuts and visa delays. Panel discussions start at 3 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, with writers from Vietnam, Burma, Botswana and more attending through early November.
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John Kenyon
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa City Public Library
Vietnam
Burma
Botswana
Iowa
Chris Merrill
U.S. State Department
Antonio Jose Ponte
Uzbekistan
Iowa Guard unit surveys UN blast site in Iraq
The 234th Signal Battalion of the Iowa National Guard toured the bombed United Nations compound in Baghdad. Soldiers aided engineers, restored phone and Internet service, and assisted with wreckage clearance as they described the devastation and ongoing search for remains. Maj. James Eichstadt noted the mission underscores the battalion's importance in Iraq.
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Kevin Randle
James Eichstadt
Cedar Rapids
United Nations
Baghdad
Iraq
234Th Signal Battalion
Iowa National Guard
Jacob Canfield
Charlotte
Mich
Canfield
Eric Corcoran
203Rd Engineering Battalion
Missouri National Guard
Corcoran
234Th
U.N
Eichstadt
Road Project Cuts Highway 218 to One Lane
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports a widening and patching project on Highway 218 from Riverside to Coralville reducing traffic to one lane in sections between Highway 22 and Interstate 80. Iowa Erosion Control Inc. of Victor handles the $379,000 job, set for completion by late September. Work south of Highway 1 occurs in daylight. north of Highway 1 runs 9 am to 3 pm and 7 pm to 6:30 am Monday through Thursday. lanes remain open 1 pm Friday to 9 pm Sunday.
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Coralville
Highway 22
Iowa Department of Transportation
of Victor
Highway 1
Raye Survives Tech Glitches At Cedar Rapids Show
Country singer Collin Raye and band faced sound outages during a Cedar Rapids performance at Taste of Cedar Rapids. He borrowed rented gear after flying in from Florida and pressed through more than a dozen songs despite echoing sound and repeated pauses.
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Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Collin Raye
Taste of Cedar
Raye
Dusty Drake
Florida
Drake
Laura Segall
the Gazette
School board forums set this week in G R and I C
The Gazette co hosts school board forums in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City inviting readers to submit questions. Cedar Rapids forum starts 7 p m Wednesday at the Educational Service Center with four candidates. Iowa City forum starts 7 p m Tuesday at the district central office with four candidates. Elections are Sept 9.
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I.C
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Forum
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Nancy Ryder
Cedar Rapids School Board
David Durland
Jeff Ilen
Ken Childress
Keith Westercamp
Janet
Holm
Gazettecommunications.com
Zack.kucharski
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