Gazette, The (Newspaper) - March 24, 2007, Cedar Rapids, Iowa INSIDE What will Alford be paid What are UFs search plans Full coverage in 13C ONLINE See video of Bartas news conference and gallery of 2 fresh starts New Mexico welcomes Alford UI begins national search Barta to be diligent While I realize the importance of moving swiftly and I will Im not going to compromise finding the best person simply to meet a Gary UI athletics director Bartas news 1C A warm welcome I think its a good I think Iowa wanted to get rid of and we needed an Van graduate University of New Mexico New Mexico student 3C Alford speaks out Well follow every game they Our team is always going to be After donning a University of New Mexico sports Steve former ui coach Steve Alford speaks at an Albuquerque news and new coach at the University of New Mexico conference in which he was introduced as the schools new basketball who left the Alfords 1P University of replaces Ritchie who was s news lb at the end of the AN EDITION OF GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS C 20 07 6ajette SATURDAY March 2007 125 74 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IN IOWAS TECHNOLOGY CORRIDOR 75 CENTS HEALTH At foods mercy Allergies are on the rise dietary processing may be to blame Jim Gazette producer Danielle coordinates in the control room during a 10 news Her allergy to fish is so severe that just being near the food can provoke a One for couldnt perform her job when someone left a fish sandwich wrapper in the small control Lent is a difficult time for as more people eat fish during this Lent Can be difficult time What foods cause allergies for those with food allergies By Cindy Hadish The Gazette a period of repentance and fasting for some marks a particularly challenging time for people like Danielle Especially of Cedar Rapids has taken to sending out an annual message during reminding coworkers of her severe allergies to fish and Many Catholics replace meat with fish on Fridays during the Lenten which started 21 and ends April on Even being near cooking fish can trigger a reaction in whose throat once swelled shut when she was a child after eating a bun with breaded fish crumbs on The ranks of food allergy sufferers also are In the past three the number of pediatric patients seen for food allergies at University Hospitals in Iowa City has more than The trend is one seen said Mary Beth University of Iowa associate professor in allergy and Not only are more people aware of and being tested for FOOD PAGE 6A Eight foods account for 90 percent of all allergic reactions in the United States shellfish and tree nuts Who gets food allergies About 8 percent of children and 4 percent of adults in the United States have food About 80 percent of children outgrow allergies to eggs and soy about half outgrow wheat allergies about 20 percent outgrow peanut allergies and only a small percentage outgrow shellfish and tree nut Dire consequences An estimated 150 to 200 people die annually from a state of shock brought on by hypersensitivity to certain Sources FDA Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Network Mary Beth Fasano PLUG IN TO MORE NEWS BREAKING LOCAL NEWS UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY FULL OBITS AND TODAYS SERVICES DISCUSSION BOARDS POLITICS Clinton lands backing Formal endorsement expected Monday DES MOINES AP In a major political Demo cratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has cap tured the endorsement of for mer Iowa Tom who recently abandoned his own presidential officials told the Asso Press on Vilsack and his plan to make the endorsement Monday when the New York senator will be in the of They spoke on condition of anonymity be cause of the planned formal statement next A Clinton spokesman would not confirm the Vil sack endorsement but did say the campaign had a major announcement planned for Monday in Des Tom Vilsack Ended quest for presidency Hillary Clinton CAUCUSES Early voting could affect 5B With caucuses on Iowa is the first test on the road to the Backing from the is certain to boost A win in Iowa provides critical especially with a spate of contests early in the nomination In Christie Vilsack backed Democratic John support that helped the eventual nominee win the Iowa Clinton rival Barack who lost out in secur ing the Vilsack shrugged off the The Illinois senator said he spoke with Vilsack briefly after the governor bowed out of the but his campaign had not been focused on securing the EDUCATION Spring break boogie Why schools arent out at the same time By Kristina Gleeson The Gazette Cedar Rapids schools are on spring break next and Marion Inde pendent schools were on spring break this Iowa City and College Com munity districts were on spring break last Why such when other school vacations and breaks tend to coincide Im not really sure well ever get on the same page on spring said Randy principal of Cedar Rapids Harding Middle We never have been and probably will never The Iowa City school dis break always coincides with the spring break at the University of the larg Break times at schools March 1216 Iowa City and College Community March 1923 Marion Independent and March 2630 Cedar Rapids est employer in the A very high percentage of fami lies leave town during spring Iowa City dent Lane Plugge College break coincides with that of Kirk wood Community al so in southwest Cedar given that a number of high school students also take clas ses at College Community Superintendent Dick Whitehead Marion Independent and go their own PAGE 6A IN THE SPOTLIGHT VIDEO BARTA POLL WHOS RESPONSIBLE AUDIO INTERNET DANGERS SEE HAVE NEWS CEDAR RAPIDS 3988254 IOWA CITY 319 3393155 IOWA 1 8 O O 3 9 7 CHEAPER TO SUBSCRIBE 3978333 Index 3E Deaths 67B 89G 8B AJ FG 45A 2B 910B 3E 34E 910B Puzzles 10G TV Vision 6F Community D Horoscope 2G 2E Recreation 6C 10G Scattered showers and storms TODAY 64 50 10G SUNDAY 68 53 I