<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>TheGazette | Site Wide Activity</title> <atom:link href="http://thegazette.com/activity/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/feed</link> <description>Site Wide Activity Feed</description> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:34:37 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.2.9</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229898/</guid><title><![CDATA[Penny Whitmore became a registered member]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229898/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:34:37 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/pennyant/" title="Penny Whitmore" rel="nofollow">Penny Whitmore</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/neighbors-opposed-to-linn-hog-confinement-plan-turn-to-billboard-and-signs/</guid><title><![CDATA[Rick Smith wrote a new blog post: Neighbors opposed to Linn hog confinement turn to billboard and signs]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/neighbors-opposed-to-linn-hog-confinement-plan-turn-to-billboard-and-signs/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:15:18 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/ricksmith/" title="Rick Smith" rel="nofollow">Rick Smith</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/neighbors-opposed-to-linn-hog-confinement-plan-turn-to-billboard-and-signs/" rel="nofollow">Neighbors opposed to Linn hog confinement turn to billboard and signs</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hog_confinement_centerpoint.jpg" width="142.85714285714" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /><a href="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hog_confinement_centerpoint.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> CENTER POINT — Angry neighbors opposed to a proposed large hog confinement operation just east of here are using public ridicule to try to persuade farmer Matt Ditch to change his mind. The neighbors have chipped in to pay $400 for a billboard and two smaller roadside signs, two in Center Point and one near [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-shakes-off-knee-injury/</guid><title><![CDATA[Grant Burkhardt wrote a new blog post: greenway]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-shakes-off-knee-injury/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:12:30 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/grantburkhardt/" title="Grant Burkhardt" rel="nofollow">Grant Burkhardt</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-shakes-off-knee-injury/" rel="nofollow">greenway</a></p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229894/</guid><title><![CDATA[Aracely Street became a registered member]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229894/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:09:33 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/aracelyst/" title="Aracely Street" rel="nofollow">Aracely Street</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/koterba-cartoon-49/</guid><title><![CDATA[The Gazette Opinion Staff wrote a new blog post: Koterba cartoon]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/koterba-cartoon-49/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:03:16 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/jefftecklenburg/" title="The Gazette Opinion Staff" rel="nofollow">The Gazette Opinion Staff</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/koterba-cartoon-49/" rel="nofollow">Koterba cartoon </a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Koterba_T20130619_1-300x204.jpg" width="147.05882352941" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /></p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/former-hawkeye-lb-leads-off-the-field/</guid><title><![CDATA[Scott Dochterman wrote a new blog post: Former Hawkeye LB leads off the field]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/former-hawkeye-lb-leads-off-the-field/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:50:39 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/scottdochterman/" title="Scott Dochterman" rel="nofollow">Scott Dochterman</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/former-hawkeye-lb-leads-off-the-field/" rel="nofollow">Former Hawkeye LB leads off the field</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/green.jpg" width="176.31578947368" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /> EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Few NFL players are as charitable and perhaps none display the passion for helping others quite like Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway. Greenway, 30, enters his eighth season with the Vikings and his list of accomplishments on the field almost equally rival with those of it. Five years ago the former Iowa [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-shakes-off-knee-injury/</guid><title><![CDATA[Scott Dochterman wrote a new blog post: Vikings LB Chad Greenway shakes off knee injury]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-shakes-off-knee-injury/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:46:23 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/scottdochterman/" title="Scott Dochterman" rel="nofollow">Scott Dochterman</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/vikings-lb-chad-greenway-shakes-off-knee-injury/" rel="nofollow">Vikings LB Chad Greenway shakes off knee injury</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/green2.jpg" width="176.31578947368" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /> EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — With his left leg wrapped in a sleeve, Chad Greenway stood along the sidelines and watched his teammates go full speed at Minnesota Vikings' mini-camp Tuesday afternoon. Greenway, 30, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last week because "something wasn't quite right." The procedure won't keep him from training camp in [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229891/</guid><title><![CDATA[brmeotztcpqdrsbhqqhtde became a registered member]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229891/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:39:41 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/fashgxjeejwu/" title="brmeotztcpqdrsbhqqhtde" rel="nofollow">brmeotztcpqdrsbhqqhtde</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/talking-indoor-football/</guid><title><![CDATA[Dale Jones wrote a new blog post: Talking indoor football]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/talking-indoor-football/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:38:33 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/dalejones/" title="Dale Jones" rel="nofollow">Dale Jones</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/talking-indoor-football/" rel="nofollow">Talking indoor football</a> The Gazette's Sam Louwagie and Cedar Rapids Titans coach Mark Stoute discuss the IFL playoffs that open Saturday with the Titans playing at Sioux Falls.</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/branstad-seeking-federal-disaster-status-for-47-counties/</guid><title><![CDATA[Rod Boshart wrote a new blog post: Branstad seeking federal disaster status for 47 Counties]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/branstad-seeking-federal-disaster-status-for-47-counties/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:07 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/rodboshart/" title="Rod Boshart" rel="nofollow">Rod Boshart</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/branstad-seeking-federal-disaster-status-for-47-counties/" rel="nofollow">Branstad seeking federal disaster status for 47 Counties</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/8332545-LAS-NORTH-LIBERTY-FLOODING-04_17_2013-15.21.06.jpg" width="161.29032258065" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />  DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad on Wednesday requested a presidential disaster declaration for 47 Iowa counties that incurred significant damage in recent severe weather events. In a letter to President Obama, Branstad cited damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rains and thunderstorms resulting in severe flooding beginning May 19 and continuing through June 23. Counties [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229889/</guid><title><![CDATA[Burke Young became a registered member]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229889/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:29:46 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/aleccook8949/" title="Burke Young" rel="nofollow">Burke Young</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/titans-face-familiar-foe-in-conference-title-tilt/</guid><title><![CDATA[Gazette Staff/SourceMedia wrote a new blog post: Titans face familiar foe in conference title tilt]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/titans-face-familiar-foe-in-conference-title-tilt/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:11 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/jasonkristufek/" title="Gazette Staff/SourceMedia" rel="nofollow">Gazette Staff/SourceMedia</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/titans-face-familiar-foe-in-conference-title-tilt/" rel="nofollow">Titans face familiar foe in conference title tilt</a> The Cedar Rapids Titans play Sioux Falls in the conference championship game of the IFL playoffs Saturday night. The Titans beat the Storm 52-18 earlier this season and also lost 36-24 at Sioux Falls in the second match-up between the teams. The winner moves on to the United Bowl. Saturday's game starts at 7 p.m. [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/titans-face-familiar-foe-in-conference-title-tilt/</guid><title><![CDATA[Grant Burkhardt wrote a new blog post: Titans face familiar foe in conference title tilt]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/titans-face-familiar-foe-in-conference-title-tilt/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:10:11 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/grantburkhardt/" title="Grant Burkhardt" rel="nofollow">Grant Burkhardt</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/titans-face-familiar-foe-in-conference-title-tilt/" rel="nofollow">Titans face familiar foe in conference title tilt</a> The Cedar Rapids Titans play Sioux Falls in the conference championship game of the IFL playoffs Saturday night. The Titans beat the Storm 52-18 earlier this season and also lost 36-24 at Sioux Falls in the second match-up between the teams. The winner moves on to the United Bowl. Saturday's game starts at 7 p.m. [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/cedar-rapids-native-finds-solace-in-art-inspired-by-2008-flood/</guid><title><![CDATA[Emily Busse / SourceMedia Group wrote a new blog post: Cedar Rapids native finds solace in art inspired by 2008 flood]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/cedar-rapids-native-finds-solace-in-art-inspired-by-2008-flood/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:03:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/emilybusse/" title="Emily Busse / SourceMedia Group" rel="nofollow">Emily Busse / SourceMedia Group</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/cedar-rapids-native-finds-solace-in-art-inspired-by-2008-flood/" rel="nofollow">Cedar Rapids native finds solace in art inspired by 2008 flood</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/floodcaster_cedarRapids.jpg" width="99.7920997921" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />Two weeks after Mark Meyer watched his family home disappear under murky floodwater, inspiration struck him. While driving his semi truck, he grabbed the first piece of paper in sight, flipped it over, and began scribbling words as quickly as possible. Those words eventually formed a poem, entitled “The Flood of ‘08”, that brought Meyer local [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://hooplanow.com/2013/06/19/miranda-lambert-famous-in-a-small-town/</guid><title><![CDATA[Diana Nollen wrote a new blog post: Just a small town girl]]></title><link>http://hooplanow.com/2013/06/19/miranda-lambert-famous-in-a-small-town/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:53:13 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/diananollen/" title="Diana Nollen" rel="nofollow">Diana Nollen</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://hooplanow.com/2013/06/19/miranda-lambert-famous-in-a-small-town/" rel="nofollow">Just a small town girl</a> <img src="http://hooplanow.com/files/2013/06/joan-cose.jpg" width="74.803149606299" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /> Country’s reigning queen has been just a little busy lately. Miranda Lambert, crowned 2012’s Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, has enough prestigious awards and nominations to stretch all the way to France, where she was nominated for chanteuse of the year in the 2010 [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229881/</guid><title><![CDATA[LudwigHench became a registered member]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229881/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:43:15 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/huamin4a2/" title="LudwigHench" rel="nofollow">LudwigHench</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/a-closer-look/</guid><title><![CDATA[Liz Martin wrote a new blog post: A closer look]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/a-closer-look/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:42:27 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/lizmartin/" title="Liz Martin" rel="nofollow">Liz Martin</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/a-closer-look/" rel="nofollow">A closer look</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/0613_IOW_SUMMERLEARN0001-682x1024.jpg" width="66.52719665272" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" /><a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/a-closer-look/summer-learning-programs-2/" rel="nofollow"></a>  It's always a wonderful surprise when a less traditional choice is made on the 1A photo. I had a feeling the kids in this summer learning program would investigate the magnifying glasses with potentially humorous results, and Chris didn't fail me. If that photo doesn't catch your eye on the front page, I'm not [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/state-hires-cedar-rapids-organization-to-study-women-owned-businesses/</guid><title><![CDATA[Chelsea Keenan wrote a new blog post: State hires Cedar Rapids organization to study women-owned businesses]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/state-hires-cedar-rapids-organization-to-study-women-owned-businesses/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:41:48 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/chelseakeenan/" title="Chelsea Keenan" rel="nofollow">Chelsea Keenan</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/state-hires-cedar-rapids-organization-to-study-women-owned-businesses/" rel="nofollow">State hires Cedar Rapids organization to study women-owned businesses</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/businesswomen.jpg" width="123.1746031746" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />The public and private sector are banding together to try and improve Iowa's last in the nation ranking for number of women-owned businesses. <a href="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/businesswomen.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a>Iowa was ranked last for cumulative growth in the number of women-owned companies, revenue and employment in an American Express  <a title="study" href="https://c401345.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/pdf/State_of_Women-Owned_Businesses-Report_FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow">study</a> that analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data. Cedar Rapids-based Ascent Iowa, a not-for-profit organization, has partnered with [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/two-time-gop-candidate-wont-run-in-iowas-1st-district-in-2014/</guid><title><![CDATA[James Q. Lynch wrote a new blog post: Two-time GOP candidate wonât run in Iowaâs 1st District in 2014]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/two-time-gop-candidate-wont-run-in-iowas-1st-district-in-2014/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:41:45 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/jameslynch/" title="James Q. Lynch" rel="nofollow">James Q. Lynch</a> wrote a new blog post: <a href="http://thegazette.com/2013/06/19/two-time-gop-candidate-wont-run-in-iowas-1st-district-in-2014/" rel="nofollow">Two-time GOP candidate won’t run in Iowa’s 1st District in 2014</a> <img src="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ben_lange.jpg" width="150.94339622642" height="100" alt="Thumbnail" class="align-left thumbnail" />Republican Ben Lange has ended speculation about running for the U.S. House in 2014. <a href="http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ben_lange.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> The Independence attorney said today he won’t run a third time in Iowa’s 1 st District. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/benlangeia/posts/387820424657181" rel="nofollow">In a Facebook post </a>, Lange said that despite support for him to run again, he doesn’t think the time is right for him. “With three young daughters who [...]</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229879/</guid><title><![CDATA[Sabrina Strother became a registered member]]></title><link>http://thegazette.com/activity/p/229879/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:13 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://thegazette.com/members/ttgsabrin/" title="Sabrina Strother" rel="nofollow">Sabrina Strother</a> became a registered member</p><p>Comments: 0</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>
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