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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2009
Page
13
A majority of Republicans opposed Sonia Sotomayor, while Democrats and independents supported her. The vote confirmed Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter, signaling ongoing ideological debate over the court's future makeup.
Denise Schneckloth, Cedar County flood recovery case manager, aims to reconnect about 100 of 150 residents who received FEMA case numbers after the June 2008 flood. With FEMA support fading, she directs residents to the Rebuild Iowa program and local nonprofits while noting local funding limits and ongoing property losses.
UI aims to enroll more international students as recruiters push overseas outreach. Last year’s foreign enrollment reached 2,379 with a forecast of over 2,500 this fall, including up to 420 freshmen from abroad. China drives much of the rise, with Middle East interest expected to grow through Iraqi scholarship ties.
CDC and BRFSS data show obesity worsening with only Colorado under 20 percent and 32 states at 25 percent or more. Six states exceed 30 percent. Dr. William Dietz cites earlier-onset chronic diseases while a McClatchy Ipsos survey finds 75 percent favor education on exercise and diet.
The record traces Cedarapids Inc. origins as Iowa Manufacturing founded 1923 by Howard Hall, its 1927 portable plant milestone, 1929 mixing plant, 1940s military supply role, 1972 sale to Raytheon, 1985 name change, 1999 sale to Terex for 170 million, 2000 layoffs and city loan repayment, 2009 Terex plan to end Cedar Rapids production with 170 job losses.
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