I am continually amazed and impressed at the brave face people like Joan Decious are able to wear when facing …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Oct. 5, 2009 7:00 am5987d ago
I am continually amazed and impressed at the brave face people like Joan Decious are able to wear when facing …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Oct. 4, 2009 7:00 am5988d ago
A little girl was at her first golf lesson when she asked an interesting question: “Is the word spelled p-u-t …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Oct. 3, 2009 1:00 pm5989d ago
AMBLAR, after my own heart, minus the “R” and with an “a” in place of an “e” spotted on a …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Oct. 2, 2009 7:00 am5990d ago
You not only hear the notes of the huge 1896 Kimball pneumatic organ housed in the relatively small Union Sunday …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Sep. 30, 2009 7:00 am5992d ago
Iowa has been known as the corn state for decades, even though it was the musical “Oklahoma” that touted corn …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Sep. 21, 2009 9:33 am6001d ago
I waited too long to have a colonoscopy. I’m 56. It should have been done at 50. Or 40. My …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Sep. 16, 2009 7:07 am6006d ago
Eva Ross, subject of today’s Ramblin’ column in The Gazette, is going home again. It will be the first time …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Sep. 4, 2009 7:00 am6018d ago
Company C, 133rd Regiment, 34th Division, during World War II hailed from Eastern Iowa. The men came from Cedar Rapids, …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Sep. 2, 2009 7:00 am6020d ago
In its day, the Cedar Springs Hotel at Upper Palisades near Mount Vernon must have been a grand place to …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Aug. 28, 2009 7:00 am6025d ago
My Ramblin’ column in today’s Gazette was supposed to be about Palo Fun Day, scheduled Saturday. But, with all of the rain …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Aug. 26, 2009 9:05 am6027d ago
Learning that the Science Station in Cedar Rapids is reaching out to the public is great news. With a cool …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Aug. 24, 2009 1:00 pm6029d ago
When Bennett, Iowa, celebrates its quasquicentennial this Friday and Saturday, a lot of folks will be looking back in history. Before …
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People & Places Aug. 22, 2009 12:35 pm6031d ago
Last night I dreamed I went back to Manderley School. The twisting roads lined with street signs warning of overdue …
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