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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2001
Page
1
Margaret Michael, a kitchen worker, joins about 300 people expected at the 25th birthday celebration of the Abbe Center for Community Care facility. Sage Rosenfels is noted on Iowa State’s list of top college players as the NFL draft second day unfolds in 2001.
Jeff Donohue from Morse tends a bucket bottle calf he received as a gift aiming to become a 4 project prize-winner at the Johnson County Fair in July. A home health-care checklist offers health and budget tips for pet owners. State legislators face overtime as the 110th day ends Friday. Cedar Rapids school board plans to seek extension of the instructional support levy at tonight’s meeting.
Workers at a Brooklyn Iowa company start a new lunch initiative designed to keep meals cool and hot, offering a prepared daily menu to employees and highlighting anticipated efficiency and morale boosts.
Local classified listing highlights sections for comics on 6D to 7D and computers on 8D with index reference for readers seeking specific categories.
Investigations show felons and fugitives receive tens of millions annually in illegal Medicare Medicaid and SSI payments due to weak checks. Medicare paid over 25 000 to an inmate who killed his mother and nearly 97 000 to a facility treating nine inmates with crimes from arson to attempted assault. Federal law bars prisoners from these programs yet payments continue amid data gaps and lax enforcement.
In Camanche and Davenport, residents and National Guard units worked through the night to shore up levees and sandbag barriers as the Mississippi crested near all time highs. Volunteers described repeated breaches while authorities warned rivers would stay high for days due to heavy rains and northward melt.
In Cedar Rapids, three unions representing about 170 Quaker Oats workers began a four hour strike at 12:01 a.m. after contract expiration. Management says operations continue under the expired contract while a federal mediator attends to unresolved issues and potential talks.
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