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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2002
Page
11
The Linn County Public Health Department hosts a free lead screening clinic today from 3 to 5 p.m. for children with a parent or guardian present. Call 892-6000 for lead division information. Free private well water analysis is also offered. collection bags are available at 501 13th St NW.
Family members of Sept. 11 victims testifying in Iowa City oppose war. The 7 p.m. talk in Phillips Hall features Greg Palast, Sherry Wolf, and David Bates, part of an International Socialist Review tour.
Waterloo police identify Robert J. Corkery 81 of Dubuque as the fatality after he ran a red light on Airport Boulevard and collided with a westbound car driven by Trinette Boyd 21 of Cedar Falls. Boyd, her son Tyreek Roby 4, and grandmother Catherine Mickens 68 were injured and treated and released from Saratori Hospital in Cedar Falls.
prison spokesman Ronald Welder said six prisoners fought for about an hour noon on the east side of the maximum security dining hall. guards and dogs contained the clash and confiscated a 10 inch handmade blade. one inmate suffered an eye cut while another had stab wounds and was taken to Fort Madison Community Hospital. the penitentiary placed on a restricted schedule.
The notice provides contact phone numbers for story tips and subscription requests. It lists local line 398 8254 and toll free 1 800 397 8212 for tips, plus 398 8333 and 1 800 397 8333 for subscriptions, attributed to Gazette and wire reports.
Gregory James Hughes fails to reach the required 100 signatures for the June primary after a challenge board knocks out nine. The panel cites his ineligibility to practice law before the January term. Hughes, 45, may retry for November with 250 signatures, starting over. Democrat Denton would face Republican Pay Shey in November.
Eighth grade students at Belle Plaine Junior High staged In the Matter of Ralph a mock trial based on a 1889 Iowa Territory case about slavery and freedom. The event guided by Vickie Hemmingson and attorney Mark Hemmingson explored court procedure and history, with students modeling witnesses and documents.
The University of Iowa Faculty Senate approved a bake sale plan to raise funds for student aid amid more than 40 million dollars in state budget reductions. The 15 to 10 vote supports professors trading lab coats for aprons to spark public support and provide scholarships if funded.
Cedar Rapids bidders for the Noelridge Family Aquatics Center came in about 200000 below the 3850 000 engineer estimate with four contractors bidding. The city expects contract decisions in coming days as base bids and 11 add-ons are reviewed.
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