DES MOINES – Two-thirds of Iowa’s 362 school districts have signed up to participate in national reform efforts designed to …
Rod Boshart K-12 Education Jun. 1, 2010 9:49 am5748d ago
DES MOINES – Two-thirds of Iowa’s 362 school districts have signed up to participate in national reform efforts designed to …
Dave Rasdal People & Places May. 31, 2010 7:00 am5749d ago
Jim Pippenger of Cedar Rapids lived in Venezuela for 43 years (1947 to 1990) which definitely gave him a different …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Jan. 21, 2022 9:11 am1496d ago
When I saw Luella Hazeltine’s obituary in The Gazette this week I recognized the name immediately. I had done a story …
Dave Rasdal People & Places May. 28, 2010 7:00 am5752d ago
Mike Healy of Cedar Rapids was only 9 years old when he said goodbye to his father, who was later …
Dave Rasdal People & Places May. 26, 2010 7:00 am5754d ago
Joan O’Neill wanted to learn more about her father. She knew a trip to Cedar Rapids might be just the …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 24, 2010 7:00 am5756d ago
Willy Parker of Toledo was cruising just fine in life, working some pretty tough jobs (lugging beef, for one) and …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 23, 2010 7:00 am5757d ago
An avid golfer found himself in Africa with plenty of time to play. When he asked at his hotel for …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 21, 2010 7:00 am5759d ago
When she was a toddler, Sue Buckingham wouldn’t have been able to tell you that pre-school was one of the …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 19, 2010 7:00 am5761d ago
You can’t call it a service station. You can’t call it a convenience store. You can, however, call it innovative …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 17, 2010 7:00 am5763d ago
Whether you’ve been driving for 50 years or just 5, you may have forgotten some rules of the road, some …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 16, 2010 7:00 am5764d ago
Sam, who admits he’s a hack golfer, spends an enjoyable but frustrating day at a plush country club, playing golf and enjoying the …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 14, 2010 7:00 am5766d ago
You never know what a squirrel might do next. One seems to have gotten its revenge against a car in Cedar …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places May. 12, 2010 7:00 am5768d ago
Barb Klawiter of Midway, Iowa (actually rural Toddville) had a message to tell the world. So, she had it painted …
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