Homers: What's going right

HORSE SENSE: The Iowa Equestrian Center at Kirkwood Community College has been so successful that officials are looking at major expansion. Booked nearly every weekend with events, the center draws tens of thousands of exhibitors and spectators, many from out of state, who spend money in our community. Expansion funds will be largely from private sources.

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BIG BOOST: The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library flood-recovery project received a major boost last week with a $3 million challenge grant from the Hall-Perrine Foundation, one of the organization's largest-ever grants. It requires $6 million in new pledges and donations. It's a big step financially toward the $25 million project for a new, larger, relocated facility and an endowment for operating costs.

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LIFESAVER: Cedar Rapids Police Officer Reid Lander didn't let a stopped train block stop him from answering a call for a man who had a heart attack while playing softball in September. Lander grabbed his defibrillator from his patrol car, climbed over the train and ran to the ballpark in time to keep the man alive. The police department honored Lander on May 15.