Leach Nears Home in Office Art Tour with Iowa Ties
Iowa congressman Leach fills his Rayburn office with original artworks and prints by Grant Wood Herbert Hoover and other notable figures. He decorates to reflect patriotism democracy and American values. His wife Debia is an art historian and their collection includes abstracts and portraits. The piece notes Hawkeyes and Princeton ties and a fondness for art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Harkin
Hart
Leach
Princeton
University of Iowa
Debia
Banking and Financial Services Committee
Rayburn House
Michael Roberts
Iowa City
Connie
Grant Wood
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Special park tribute honors Barney Morrison at Daniels Park
Local community remembers Barney Morrison with a bench plaque and a tree at Daniels Park near the baseball field. Donations from across the United States fund the project supported by Bill, Don, Marion Heins, and about 200 former Barney’s Paint players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Y Camera Club
Hammond Organ Club
Cedar Rapids
Bill
Don
Marion Heins
Barney
United States
Daniels Park
Coe College
Barney Morrison
Kalona votes down Catfish Bend Casino proposal amid moral concerns
Council agenda includes casino plan praised for Riverside and Kalona tourism but Kalona residents vote 819 to 285 against. Voters cite moral objections to gambling with safety worries over increased traffic on Highway 1 and Sharon Center Road threatening Amish horses and buggies. Amish groups seek DOT review and an overpass for 540 Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Kalona
Sheela Schwarz
Mike Hussey
Highway 1
Sharon Center Road
Hussey
Department of Transportation
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Leach Sports Hoover
Thomas Jefferson
Martin Luther King Jr
Columbus
Chief Black Hawk
John Locke
Montesquieu
Dave Rasdal
Rasdal
Gazettecom
GazetteOnline
Symphony Cellular
First Ave
Blind Factory
Coralville
Amish Mall
Catfish Bend
Catfishbendcasino.com
Steve Reif
Reif
Iowa Hawkeyes
U.S. Cellular
Bally Alley
Carver Hawkeye
Iowa Hawkeye
Uscellular.com
SCC
Anong
TaskTracker
U.S. Cellular Corporation
Hexen Center
Melissa Heinricy
Nancy Sickelka
2Nd Avenue SE
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!