There was a day, maybe a century or so ago, when every Iowa town had its own Opera House. Yes, OPERA …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Aug. 21, 2009 9:00 am6032d ago
There was a day, maybe a century or so ago, when every Iowa town had its own Opera House. Yes, OPERA …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Aug. 17, 2009 7:00 am6036d ago
Since man first put charcoal to cave wall, he’s been writing down his daily thoughts. And my, how times have …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Aug. 12, 2009 7:00 am6041d ago
Until I talked to Jim Albright, a guard at Alcatraz Penitentiary when it closed in 1963, I did not realize …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Aug. 7, 2009 7:00 am6046d ago
No matter what you think about Ray Iben’s casket motorcycle trailer — whether it’s cool or in poor taste — you …
Dave Rasdal People & Places Aug. 5, 2009 7:00 am6048d ago
When George Etzel called to say he had a 14-foot tall Easter Island head sculpted for his Alburnett farm, I wondered …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Aug. 3, 2009 9:00 am6050d ago
It’s cool when someone resurrects an old name for their business, so I give Penny Sebeny props for naming her …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Aug. 2, 2009 9:00 am6051d ago
At a municipal golf course, a foursome approached the tee of the 430-yard, par-4 sixth hole. The long, straight fairway …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Jul. 31, 2009 9:00 am6053d ago
The Shakespeare Garden in Ellis Park has intrigued me ever since I moved to Cedar Rapids more than 30 years ago. …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Jul. 29, 2009 9:00 am6055d ago
Carol Hemsath of Rowley would appreciate your vote. You see, Carol is up for 2009 American Volunteer for the Meals on …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Jul. 27, 2009 3:08 pm6057d ago
When I saw Dixie Vandersee’s obituary in Sunday’s Gazette I was saddened but not surprised. Dixie had been in poor health and used an …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Jul. 27, 2009 11:13 am6057d ago
Joe, out for a nice round of golf, hooked his tee shot over a hill and onto the next fairway. …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Jul. 19, 2009 9:00 am6065d ago
“Golf isn’t like other sports where you can take a player out if he’s having a bad day. You have …
Dave Rasdal
People & Places Jul. 17, 2009 9:00 am6067d ago
Don Radda of Washington, Iowa, put all arguments to rest in the 1940s when officials from various Midwestern states claimed they …
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