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Elijah Decious Books Feb. 4, 2022 12:02 pm420d ago
Since the pandemic, libraries have seen an increase in the number of donated books that are not usable for resale purposes. Here are some guidelines to consider before you donate.
Elijah Decious People & Places Jan. 28, 2022 12:06 pm427d ago
Institutions across Eastern Iowa are evolving their definition of inclusivity with new and established programming that brings sensory needs to the forefront.
Erin Jordan People & Places Jan. 21, 2022 7:18 am434d ago
The Buy Nothing Project, described as the world’s largest gift economy, allows neighbors in communities around the world to share things they no longer need or have in surplus. Items are given freely with no money, no bartering and no strings attached.
Ryan Pleggenkuhle Travel Jan. 21, 2022 7:43 am434d ago
Marion’s Mary Komisar completed an 18-year journey to visit every stadium in the NFL in 2021.
Elijah Decious People & Places Jan. 21, 2022 9:56 am434d ago
Two white Cedar Rapids parents have earned love and responded to criticism in the adoption of their Black child as their TikTok following climbed. Now, they have a book deal and run social media as a full-time job.
People & Places Jan. 14, 2022 6:00 am442d ago
With fewer of them since the pandemic began, hospice volunteers in Eastern Iowa listen to the stories that many don’t hear in the final stages of people’s lives.
People & Places Jan. 14, 2022 6:00 am442d ago
Iowa music man Bob Dorr reflects on turning 70, spending 50 years on Iowa Public Radio and 45 years leading bands.
Les Carpenter - The Washington Post
Sports Jan. 10, 2022 10:46 am445d ago
The U.S. figure skating championship pair Ashley Cain-Gribble and Cedar Rapids native Timothy LeDuc are going to the Beijing Olympics. That means LeDuc, who identifies as nonbinary, will become the first openly nonbinary Winter Olympian.
Business News Jan. 8, 2022 7:00 am449d ago
‘The glue that brings a community together,’ Kathy Waychoff has spent a lifetime connected to volunteerism.
Restaurants Jan. 6, 2022 12:59 pm449d ago
Over the last decade, Sean Keller has forged a new barbecue tradition unique to Iowa with all the hickory smoke but none of the mystery that legendary flavors are often shrouded in.
Robyn Ireland - for The Gazette
People & Places Jan. 5, 2022 6:00 am451d ago
After owning the one-millionth Thunderbird manufactured by Ford Motor Co. for 36 years, Bob Peterson is donating it to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Calif.
People & Places Dec. 30, 2021 10:01 am456d ago
As the Cedar Rapids Public Library celebrates 125 years, patrons can see the library’s history and evolution on display starting Jan. 15.
Books Dec. 25, 2021 7:00 am463d ago
Cedar Rapids author turns therapy dog’s journey into children’s book, “Meet Mali the Therapy Dog.”
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