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J.R. Ogden
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Latest Articles by J.R. Ogden
Recreation Aug. 4, 2020 5:22 pm1866d ago
Boating is a popular summer activity, whether you are tubing or skiing or simply heading out on a lake or …
Iowa High School Football Jul. 9, 2020 12:41 pm1893d ago
Kal Goodchild is hoping the third time is the charm. ‘Just like a bad penny you can’t get rid of,” …
Recreation Jul. 2, 2020 11:25 pm1899d ago
Welcome to July and the heat and humidity that come with this time of year. But something is missing. Actually, …
Iowa High School Sports Jun. 23, 2020 1:36 pm1909d ago
CLAYTON — As I sit here at my kitchen table, keeping an eye on the Mississippi River and listening to …
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 16, 2020 5:04 pm1915d ago
GARNAVILLO — It looked like high school baseball. It felt like a high school baseball game. And, for the first …
Sports Jun. 19, 2020 1:49 pm1913d ago
Mary Lee Malmberg opened a recent Zoom meeting with some bad news. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Cedar Rapids lost …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jun. 6, 2020 12:06 pm1926d ago
The Iowa wrestling program has been called a lot of things during the Tom Brands era. Many felt — maybe …
Iowa High School Sports May. 27, 2020 12:46 pm1936d ago
Lloyd Sodawasser doesn’t remember the ‘Boatmen’ of Volga City. But he remembers Volga City very well — and very fondly. …
Recreation May. 25, 2020 11:00 am1938d ago
Let’s go for a ride. Based on new bicycle sales and the demand for repairs and tuneups at area shops, …
Recreation May. 18, 2020 9:44 am1945d ago
In these strange times when the rules of what we can and cannot do – or should and should not …
Sports May. 14, 2020 1:02 am1949d ago
Auto racing, at any level, has inherent dangers. Multiple cars speeding around any racetrack — side-by-side, bumper-to-bumper — can be …
Recreation May. 11, 2020 11:07 am1952d ago
John Manning of Cedar Rapids loves track and field. Well, let’s rephrase that. Manning loves field. OK, more specifically, the …
Health Care and Medicine May. 10, 2020 2:33 pm1953d ago
Thirteen more Iowans died of COVID-19 and 287 more tested positive for the disease, the Iowa Department of Public Health …
Books May. 9, 2020 6:02 pm1953d ago
David Bluder has been a lot of things. His limited bio at davidbluder.com lists banker, politician, business owner and investor. …
Sports May. 9, 2020 11:40 am1954d ago
Editor’s note: The Gazette sports staff has compiled lists of its top 15 favorite sports movies. Each day, a different …