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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2003
Page
7
Eric Tabor, chief of staff for Attorney General Tom Miller, said several Cedar Rapids area residents received calls from a caller posing as an investigator. The scam asks for last four digits to guess the full Social Security number, and authorities caution never to share SSNs with callers.
A section of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Boyson to County Home roads will close now through late fall for drainage work culvert replacement and asphalt surface prep. Call the Conservation Office at 319 892 6450 or check linncountyparks com for updates. In DMACC president finalist news Jean Goodnow from Illinois Valley Community College visited the Des Moines Area campus as potential replacement for David England who resigned after marijuana charges.
John Walters, director of the White House ONDCP, told Cedar Rapids Downtown Rotary that antiterror efforts have strengthened drug enforcement. He cited better international cooperation and sharper border security, and he urged focus on youth attitudes after Sept. 11.
Joe Kucera a farmer and inventor with 27 patents died in 1997 aged 88. His family sold 160 acres and many inventoried items from his buildings as bidders bought gear and brackets at pennies on the dollar. Terry Kucera noted the flail spreader prototype and New Idea spreader ties as his father’s most successful patents.
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry with union activists kicks off an Internet petition drive at Kerry’s site urging President Bush to block overtime rule changes. Kerry warns up to eight million workers could lose overtime pay while business groups call the claim unfounded.
A Des Moines debate over an economic development bill pits Governor Vilsack’s item veto limits against Republican lawsuits. Cedar Rapids Rep. Rob Hogg also challenges the bill’s germaneness. The column notes the need for court clarity and prudent compromise while previewing Cedar Rapids’ casino gambling discussions led by Mayor Paul Pate and a fall referendum.
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