12 Apr 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2000
Page
1
John Dick of W. Branch builds guitars, starting six years ago and now has 32 instruments with a yearlong waiting list. Cedar Rapids firm LIVEware5 Inc. was acquired by McLeodUSA Inc. Details mention Kahlil Hill’s suspension from the Hawkeyes and his return resolve.
Youth violence is falling but fears from school shootings impose high costs on students. The piece urges a rational approach to violence and safety. Counterfeiting of fashion accessories burdens designers and challenges police.
Linn-Mar High School students improve their Spanish by teaching younger students at Bowman Woods Elementary. See Thursday's Youth Plus.
Quaker Oats requests 1 million dollars from the Community Economic Betterment Account to back a 65.8 million remodeling project at its Cedar Rapids cereal plant. The plan aims to add machinery and capacity, create 47 net jobs, and keep 1,170 current workers while filling retirements. The proposal includes a zero interest loan and a forgivable loan and seeks enterprise zone status for tax advantages.
The University of Iowa study finds three of five binge drinkers regret actions while drinking, rising to 75 percent with frequent binges. Unplanned sex, arguments, missed classes and memory gaps are noted, with comparisons to non-binge drinkers and local council debates on under-21 access to bars.
Gazette staff writer reports a Nepal trek to Everest base camp turning snowy Monday. An inch of snow transformed the mountainside, slicking downhill trail and challenging porters while the trek remains among the most enjoyable so far. The route passed through rhododendron forests and firs in a deep valley as climbers pressed on.
Iowa lawmakers approve a bill requiring insurers to cover prescription contraceptives and outpatient services to prevent conception. An amendment limits coverage to prevention of conception, excluding RU-486 and morning after pills. The House 85 12 backs the measure, sent to a Senate already passing the original bill.
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