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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2002
Page
1
Kirkwood's new 70 850 square foot building totaling 10 6 million expands the southwest Cedar Rapids campus. The feature notes the project and its impact on campus facilities.
Edgewood Road and Williams Boulevard SW will host a pair of new ventures, an athletic club and a restaurant, as construction advances toward full occupancy. City High’s Calvin Davis won the 100 meter dash at Drake Relays. Sage Rosenfels worked with Redskins starters as a quarterback. Classified notes highlight collectors seeking toys and items bearing the cowboy hero image.
In Iowa, residents may request permits for carrying firearms with state permits issued by county sheriffs. The discussion at LA explores local attitudes, laws, and steps to obtain a permit, including required training, background checks, and renewal processes.
The index provides a rolling digest of local news items updated through the day. It tracks headlines, brief summaries, and key developments from area outlets to help readers stay informed on events, weather, traffic, and community notices.
Health officials warn West Nile virus may sweep Iowa this summer. Mary Gilchrist of the University Hygienic Laboratory cautions infected, unimmunized horses may die and a rare human case is possible, though most infections are mild. The virus spreads via mosquitoes and has caused nine U.S. deaths since 1999, with the elderly at greater risk.
Health officials warn the West Nile virus is mosquito spread with most infections asymptomatic. Some people develop flu like symptoms and a small fraction face meningitis or encephalitis. The elderly are especially at risk and there is no antibiotic treatment. Turn to 8A.
In Linn County Iowa the Bluestem Solid Waste Agency weighs buying 565 acres near Viola for a new landfill. Opponents fear it would abut the farmstead depicted in Grant Wood painting Fall Plowing of 1931 now near the proposed site. The original painting is owned by John Deere Art Collection in Moline Illinois.
A new TNIV Bible version updates language to gender neutral terms like children of God and parents, replacing male pronouns and father with inclusive phrasing. Public response in Iowa City stores mixed with some praising clarity and others fearing alteration of scripture. Zondervan Publishing House in Grand Rapids publishes the TNIV with a $16.99 hardcover price and $12.99 soft cover. the Committee on Bible Translation produced it.
An expelled student dressed in black opened fire at a eastern German high school in Erfurt. Eighteen people died including the attacker who shot himself as police closed in. About 500 rounds were found near the gunman.
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