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Hernandez, Juan Jose

Obituaries for Gazette Online

Juan Jose Hernandez, 90, of 1621 N St. SW, Cedar Rapids, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at his home. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by Father Dennis Juhl. The family will greet friends ... »

Doll, Clarence

Obituaries for Gazette Online

Clarence Doll, 93, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Presbyterian Church, Onslow, with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monti... »

^..6290 AP-IA--Water Plant Fire,81

Kgan.com News

A Cedar Rapids official says a fire at the city's wastewater treatment plant has not disrupted the plant's ability to take in solid waste from homeowners, businesses or industries. »

Dietzman, Kenneth C.

Obituaries for Gazette Online

Kenneth C. Dietzman, 80, of Maquoketa, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City. A celebration of Kenneth’s life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, from God’s Family Baptist Church in Grand Mound. A... »

Are you ready for some football?

Breaking News From Gazette Online

Cedar Rapids professional arena football team, the Titans will host the Omaha Beef in a pre season matchup Feb. 23 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.... »

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A Super Bowl in Indianapolis? I’m game, I guess.

Gazetteonline.com - The Hlog By Mike Hlas

  You have to pick your spots in my line of work. I could have gone to Indiana Sunday, for the Iowa-Indiana men’s basketball game. But go all that way to watch almost no defense? Iowa shot 63 percent from the field and lost 103-89. That’s right, 63 per... »

2012 RAGBRAI route announced

Bleeding Heartland

On Saturday night the Des Moines Register announced the major stops on the 2012 Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The 471-mile ride will start in Sioux Center on July 21 and end in Clinton on July 28. Overnight stops are after th... »

The week ahead for Cedar Rapids healthy food: Jan. 29 - Feb. 4

Examiner Cedar Rapids Edition

Blue Zones Project update:Blue Zones Cedar Rapids reports that Blue Day was a success. On Friday, January 20, people across the city dressed in blue to support Cedar Rapids' application to become a Blue Zones Community. ... »

Friday Clip Show

John Deeth Blog

Skipped out on the president in Cedar Rapids Wednesday. The event seemed largely made for national cameras and I didn't feel like there was much unique that I could add to the story. The Register did the leg work and tracked down people from the eight ... »

Another first for the New 52: line wide collection editions coming

Examiner Cedar Rapids Edition

The New 52 was a big success for DC Comics in 2011. Fans in Eastern Iowa and nationwide flocked to pick up the new number ones. Alter Ego here in Cedar Rapids now stocks far more DC Comics than... »