No one hurt in Cedar Rapids house fire CEDAR RAPIDS — A house owned by a landlord who is in a nuisance property dispute with the city over other rentals was damaged in a fire early Tuesday, fire officials said. More
Iowa state park camping fees increase for the first time in 20 years Campers at Iowa’s state parks this year will pay a few more dollars a night to put up a tent or park their recreational vehicle, with the largest increases coming at state parks with the most visitors and amenities. More
Legislative Iowa budget work underway DES MOINES — A sure harbinger of adjournment for the 2021 legislative session happened Monday when the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the first state budget bill — even if the end still is weeks away. More
Is J.K. Dobbins Playing Today? (Injury Update, Betting Impact for Chargers vs. Texans) Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins returned to action in Week 17 after missing time with a knee injury, but he is listed as questionable with an ank ... 01/11/2025 - 11:04 am | View Link
Why Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs Aren’t Playing This Weekend The first round of the NFL postseason kicks off this weekend with Wild Card Playoffs in both the AFC and the NFC conferences — but the reigning Super Bowl champs will not be playing a game. The Kansas ... 01/11/2025 - 8:15 am | View Link
Is J.K. Dobbins playing today? Injury updates for Chargers RB Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins is a question mark on the injury report ahead of kickoff in the NFL playoffs against the Houston Texans. Dobbins, only back from injury just a few weeks ... 01/11/2025 - 1:29 am | View Link
Texas’ doomed drive, Quinn Ewers’ fumble leave Horns one step from playing for title once again Texas went from first-and-goal at the 1 and a chance to tie the score to seeing Ohio State secure the win and move on to the title game. 01/11/2025 - 12:12 am | View Link
Paul George’s Official Playing Status for 76ers-Pelicans This week, the Philadelphia 76ers weren’t certain about Paul George’s playing status at times. After George competed against the Phoenix Suns for nearly 38 minu ... 01/10/2025 - 2:33 pm | View Link
Why should we say "play the piano" instead of "play a piano"? We use the definite article for describing the skill of playing any musical instrument; we don't do that for non-musical instruments. So: I want to learn to play the piano. I want to learn to ride a bike. But also correct are both: I want to learn to play piano. I want to learn to ride bikes. It would be technically correct but very unidiomatic ... 01/10/2025 - 8:17 am | View Website
difference The main point of the question is the difference between the tenses of "have been playing" and "have played". In addition to the tenses, we have the verb "play (tennis)", which is a dynamic verb (dynamic verbs have duration; they occur over time), and we also have the time phrase "for five years". 01/9/2025 - 11:06 pm | View Website
A group of boys is/are A group of boys are playing football together. ["is" would be wrong or at least very weird here!] A group of boys are/is playing football on the field. ["is" and "are" mean slightly different things.] There is only one group of boys playing football on the field. ["are" would be wrong here!] 01/9/2025 - 7:24 pm | View Website
"Play" or "playing" – which one is correct and why? Both "play" and "playing" is correct here. People often see him (who is) playing basketball on the playground at the weekend. People often see him (who) play basketball on the playground at the weekend. So essentially both carry the same meaning. – 01/8/2025 - 4:19 pm | View Website
articles I was taught that when we want to say "produce sound on a musical instrument", we should always use the definite article before the instrument ("play the guitar/piano/violin"). I did research on t... 01/8/2025 - 12:23 pm | View Website
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Why we wish you were here
Because this is not your father’s – or mother’s or grandparents’ – Princess Cruise. Sure – the ship’s horn still toots “The Love Boat” theme on the way out of home Port Everglades. But anyone who remembers the ABC-TV series, circa 1977-86, won’t recognize what they’ve done with the boat in “The Love Boat.”
CourtesyPrincess Cruises’ “Sun Princess.”
For starters, you could place about two (2) “Pacific Princesses” (one of the cruise ships in the original “Love Boat” series) stem to stern the length of the 1,133-foot “Sun Princess.” The new boat outweighs the old 20,000 ton, seven-deck ship by 157,882 gross tons over 21 decks.
Onboard Brightline workers have voted 2-1 to join the Transport Workers Union, overcoming opposition from management that urged a contingent of more than 100 employees not to organize, the labor group announced Tuesday.
The National Mediation Board in Washington, D. C., disclosed the election outcome Tuesday, after multiple weeks of mail balloting that started in November, the TWU said in a statement.
The covered workers include an estimated 100 onboard and “lead” attendants who sell food and beverages on Brightline trains that travel between Miami and Orlando.
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