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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2000
Page
1
Neal Siela 12 will show Jack the Bear at the 18th Governor's Charity Steer Show during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The event supports charity and takes place Saturday with proceeds aiding local causes.
Scott Mullen won the nod as Iowa’s fourth different opening day starter in four seasons after a patient, clean race. Dawn Zaruba aims to become a certified athletic trainer with the Justin Sports Medicine Program. Miss Rodeo Ak-Sar-Ben 2000 will begin her third year at Cornell College in biology and fitness.
The August heat may wilt readers but two cool recipes offer relief. Aimed at quick, refreshing meals, the Accent/Food section previews simple summer dishes to beat the heat.
A Gazette KCRG-TV9 poll of 329 Cedar Rapids adults shows about 50 percent hold some confidence in both the Cedar Rapids City Council and the Cedar Rapids school board on spending priorities and prudent use of tax dollars. High confidence hovers around 15 percent for both bodies, with a notable minority expressing low or no confidence.
Gazette Communications Market Research & Analysis Dept reports a 6 percent confidence level in the Cedar Rapids school board's ability to set spending priorities and spend tax dollars prudently in the district.
Astronomers report ten additional planets orbiting sunlike stars, including a candidate near Earth with mass similar to Jupiter around Epsilon Eridani, 10.5 light years away. The discoveries, to be presented at a Manchester meeting, push confirmed exoplanets around sunlike stars to about 50 and reveal diverse multi planet systems.
Henry Anhalt, with no prior flight experience, landed a six-seat Piper after the pilot collapsed. Flight instructor Dan McCullough directed him as his wife Becky and three children rode in the back. They landed safely at Winter Haven Airport with the other craft sustaining only minor damage.
University of Iowa College of Law doubled its recruitment events to 92 in 1999 from 50 in 1998, helping a 6 percent rise in out-of-state enrollees. Administration weighs delaying some first-year starts as demand grows. tuition for non residents in 2000-01 stands at 18,632, below many Big Ten peers.
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