27 Apr 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2000
Page
1
University of Iowa on campus students join nationwide cocooning trend from the mid 1990s according to a recent study detailing lifestyle shift and study findings.
Gazette columnist Mike Hlas reflects on former Cyclone Jeff Hornacek whose NBA journey blends hard work with a hopeful attitude. The piece notes how his demeanor can lift fan spirits as his playing days wind to a close.
A survey shows 59 percent of Americans expect to lower their standard of living in old age. The article notes concerns over insufficient retirement savings and potential long term financial hardship.
Justices debated allowing the Boy Scouts to bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders. Details center on 2A tensions and eligibility rules.
Former Iowa governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told students he was named Kenneth at birth in 1950. The detail appears in a campus talk noted in section 1B.
Outdoor notes in Friday's Gazette explain how to find mushrooms. The article highlights locations and tips that lead to bagfuls or empty-handed outcomes based on search sites and conditions.
The Iowa Senate and House adjourned to end a 2000 session after negotiating a 4.88 billion general fund budget for 2001. The compromise includes a 959.2 million education package and a 96.7 million infrastructure bill, with tobacco settlement funds and gaming proceeds financing new health and environmental projects.
Iowa Supreme Court rules unanimously against Hiawatha in boundary disputes with Cedar Rapids and Robins. The decision upholds residents' control over annexation choices as Linn County property owners sought to join Cedar Rapids or Robins in 1996. City officials note the ruling leaves Hiawatha effectively landlocked and limits expansion.
Iowa City climber Chuck Huss says avalanches at Everest Base Camp are a spectator event as he and the Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 wait for better weather. They remain at Camp 1, planning to move to Camp 2 and 3 before a May summit bid, weather permitting.
Cedar Rapids designer Bill Basler says the University of Iowa settled on a Tiger Hawk logo he helped create, noting his firm’s mark is about 80 to 85 percent the final design with 15 to 20 percent input from university groups.
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