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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1988
Page
4
Allison York, director of academic development at Mount Mercy College, earned a BA in English and an MA in English expository writing from the University of Iowa and joined Mount Mercy College faculty in 1987.
The article discusses listening as a critical but neglected communication skill in education and work. It notes five listening modes, explains cognitive barriers like misjudgment and ego, and recounts a misheard offsite encounter to illustrate how assumptions impair understanding.
The schedule lists multiple Linn County meetings including Board of Supervisors at 9 a.m and Cedar Rapids Airport Commission at 9:30 a.m. plus school board visits and regular session at 7:30 p.m. Other items include Hiawatha Water Board 6:30 p.m. and a joint Linn and Black Hawk County Conservation Board meeting at 7 p.m. The Marion and Walker city activities run through the evening. Music events feature the Cedar Rapids Symphony Open House 11 a.m.–10 p.m. and Paramount Theatre performances with the Creative Artists Art Fair and outdoor festival on Second Street SE.
The state plans to sell the 4560 square foot two level Des Moines penthouse and its 12 rooms of contents to settle debts from the failed Exchange Bank of Bloomfield. Burchette, 77, once lived rent free in the Burchette home while cared for, now in a nursing home. Estimated proceeds: 525000 for the condo and 225000 for furnishings. Depositors have received 51 cents on the dollar.
The Cedar Rapids Division of the U S Bankruptcy Court reports several petitions. Debtors include Roger A and Sara K Steil with 88530 in debts and 77295 assets. Richard A and Barbara J Frauen holz with 16002 debts and 1723 assets. John J Feasel Jr and Lydia M Feasel with 13863 debts and 3565 assets. Kenneth L and Susan E Wiesner with 20540 debts and 2700 assets. Carole A Boots with 38990 debts and 16291 assets. Garold A and Ida M Laetare with 12430 debts and 2915 assets. The Blue J Cafe Marengo with 40307 debts and no assets. Daniel D and Bonnie K Bergstrom with 7805 debts and 1715 assets. Gary L and Sharon L Maher with 49596 debts and 39790 assets.
Pioneer Hi Bred International files lawsuits in Iowa and India seeking return of about 47 tons of seed held in Hyderabad courts after police seized it in a dispute with former overseas head Suri Sehgal. The seed, produced at Pioneer Seed Co Ltd in India, involves corn sorghum sudangrass pearl millet and sunflowers.
The Iowa Peace Institute hosts a mid October conference at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids titled In Search of Common Ground Peace Within Islamic Traditions. It aims to present an unbiased historical view of Islam for teachers administrators and the public with sponsors including the National Council on US Arab Relations and the Stanley Foundation. Cedar Rapids houses Iowa's largest Muslim population and one of the oldest mosques in the nation and Imam Taha El Tawil will host a reception. Attendance details are available from the Iowa Peace Institute.
Mount Mercy College outlines a 60th anniversary homecoming featuring an outdoor steak fry, sock hop, alumni luncheon, Mustang baseball game, art exhibit opening, and campus tours. The event honors founder 1928 and includes a 4 30 mass, with Distinguished Alumni Award to Margaret Haywood Mier.
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