Republicans have named a fourth nominee for House Speaker…those domes at Taft and Harding Middle Schools in Cedar Rapids have been closed for repairs.
Category: News
Culture Crawl 870 “Geeky, Nerdy, and Awesome”
Tim Hankewich and Dennis Green have been working on a special program for Orchestra Iowa since last summer. Tim programming the music and Dennis writing an original script to accompany “Symphonic Sci-Fi” this Saturday. Musically, the show will feature your favorites from the biggest franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek, but Tim has also …
News Digest 10-24-23
Some humanitarian aid has reached Gaza…the domes at two Cedar Rapids middle schools have been closed for repairs.
News Digest 10-23-23
U.S. officials are concerned about an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war…UNI has received its largest single donation ever.
Special Shows October 23 thru October 29
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie Woogie Piano & Other Keyboard Stylings Taken from Craig’s senior class on early piano, we’ll hear fine examples of some stride piano, a little ragtime, and a whole lot of boogie-woogie from artists like Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Will …
News Digest 10-20-23
President Biden makes the case for emergency funding for Israel and Ukraine…the Cedar Rapids School Board doesn’t budge on tearing down an elementary school.
This Week In Jazz October 22 thru October 28
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Wendell Marshall and Chubby Jackson, saxmen Sonny Criss, Jimmy Heath, Warne Marsh and Igor Butman, pianist Jacque Loussier, singer Dianne Reeves, guitarist Amanda Monaco and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins” …
News Digest 10-19-23
President Biden will ask Congress for more aid for Israel…some House members — including Iowa Congresswoman Miller-Meeks — say they’ve received threats after voting against Jim Jordan for Speaker.