Les Miz opens at Hancher with Tim Shew as Valjean
Tim Shew a 1976 Kennedy High School graduate and former Les Mis Broadway star will lead the touring cast as Jean Valjean when Les Mis opens for eight performances at Hancher Auditorium. The company is the only U.S. troupe touring now. Curtain times run 8 pm tonight through Friday and 2 and 8 pm Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range 38 36 and 32 50 and may be bought at Handher box office or by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Shew
Kennedy High School
Hancher Auditorium
Shew
Jean Valjean
U.S
Madison
Wis
John Shew
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Susie Shew
Toledo
Ohio
Dow Jones to phase out tickers replacing print with electronic system
Dow Jones & Co will retire the stock market tickers that have run since 1897. The system replaces the clanging printers with a fully electronic video-screen feed delivering information 32 times faster. Only a few hundred printers remain, down from about two thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
Tickers New York
Dow Jones & Co
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Roger May
Today’s Chuckle Clawing to the Top via Cat Scratching Post
A lighthearted quip imagines ambition as buying a cat scratching post to climb to the top. The joke plays on workplace striving with a feline twist.
ISU seeks to sell WOI-TV amid budget strain
Iowa State University aims to sell the financially troubled WOI-TV, operated since 1950, citing insufficient profits. President Martin Jischke cites state budget cuts and the cost of potential moves, while a planned broker search and board approval target a sale within six months to a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State University
Woi-Tv
ISU
Martin Jischke
Bortz & Co
Denver
Des Moines
Jischke
State Board of Regents
Iowa City
Bob Helmers
Helmers
Warren Madden
Woi-Am
Woi-Fm
Abc-Tv
State backs away from Bettendorf river rights dispute
Iowa officials dropped plans to end Robert Kehl’s navigation lease on the Mississippi adjacent to Bettendorf land leased to Steamboat Development for the Diamond Lady. The Executive Council voted 4-1 against terminating the lease despite DNR recommendations as Bettendorf and Dubuque-area operators clash over river rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Bettendorf
Agriculture
Dale Cochran
State Executive Council
State Department of Natural Resources
Robert’s River Rides
Dubuque
DNR
Robert Kehl
Mississippi River
Steamboat Development Corp
Diamond Lady
Kehl
le Claire
North charges dropped in Iran-Contra case
A federal judge dismissed all charges against Oliver North after independent counsel Lawrence Walsh abandoned efforts to reinstate three convictions. North called himself exonerated and thanked his supporters, while Walsh indicated focus on other Iran-Contra aspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oliver North
North
Mself
Lawrence Walsh
Gesell
Harkin hits the trail as Grandy eyes Senate job
Sen. Tom Harkin campaigns in New Hampshire promising a retraining program for jobless workers and urging more cooperation with government and local leaders. Rep. Fred Grandy, seeking his own re election, notes a potential risk to Harkin's Senate seat while acknowledging interest in his candidacy. An Auburn unemployed construction worker echoes voter optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harkin
Grandy
Manchester
N.H
Tom Harkin
Iowa
New Hampshire
Fred Grandy
Lown
White House
Congress
Dave Duval
Auburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roa
Mariners
Ieee
Hancher
C.R. Man Heads
Abby Chee
Neee
Saereseerareraenes
Lowa
Doonesbury
Farm Food World
Woi
CIA
National Security
Robert McFarlane
Reagan
Iran
Walsh
Rep
D-lown
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!