Marion bypass opens stirring mixed feelings in columnist
A reader reflects on the new Marion bypass easing traffic but lamenting lost aging trees and downtown quirks. The piece recalls Robert M.L. Johnson and his Cedar Rapids connections, plus local driving idiosyncrasies and light personal anecdotes.
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Cedar Rapids
Seventh Avenue
Robert M.L. Johnson
Coggon
Robert M.L
Waterloo Courier
WMT Radio
Wmt-Tv
KGAN
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Carl Kane
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Vacuuming varmints Prairie dogs vanish with new rover device
AP report from Enver details Dave Honaker and Gay Balfour using the Dog-Gone vacuum to haul prairie dogs from holes on an Indian reservation in Cortez Colorado. The duo, traveling Southwest, exterminate relocate or sell the rodents for pets or meat under a $6,000 contract.
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Dave Honaker
Honaker
Gay Balfour
Cortez
Colo
Balfour
Marina
Emmys LeftFans Guessing After Uneven Ceremony
Knight-Ridder reports a dull 48th Primetime Emmy Awards with surprises including Frasier for outstanding comedy and ER for outstanding drama. Rip Torn earned a long-awaited win, while Helen Hunt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus top comedy acting categories.
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Knight-Ridder
John Lithgow
Helen Hunt
NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Seinfeld
Christine Baranski
Dennis Franz
Andy Sipowicz
Andre Braugher
Rip Torn
Artie
HBO
Larry Sanders
Hellen Mirren
Gazette champions sustainable print and recycling drive
The Gazette promotes future farming by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to drop off newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or use the nearest recycling location.
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City Carton
Sixth St
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