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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1998
Page
10
Records show 76.8 percent denial rate among 1,847 reviewed Iowa cases with 6,650 total SSI cases. About 200 reviews remain as families appeal for information and rights. 96 of 163 appeals have restored benefits.
State Rep Ro Foege announces plans to run for a second term in the 50th House District. He faces former Rep Lynn Schulte who is running again after losing to Foege in 1996. Foege cites education reform and hog lot regulation as key issues.
MidAmerican Energy will tear down the 81 year old Maynard Station power plant along the Cedar River in Waterloo this year. Demolition begins after asbestos removal with rubble filling the old foundation and an ash pit. A park and recreational trail are planned for the site.
Iowans aged 100 or older or turning 100 by May 1 should contact the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs to join the Centenarian Registry. About 790 people are 100+, 90 are 105+. Most are female and many live in nursing facilities. The oldest is Jessie Mae Kettering, 110, of Lake View. A 1998 Governor’s Conference on Aging Awards Luncheon on May 18 in West Des Moines will honor registrants with a Branstad signed certificate.
Senator Tom Harkin faces criticism of his animal waste bill at a Senate Agriculture hearing. Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening warns large poultry interests would pull investment if regulations pass. Craig Cox of USDA objects that the bill duplicates rules and burdens waste treatment with human waste standards.
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