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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2000
Page
10
Don Pfeifer Iowa Realty broker led the project for SuperTarget on Blairs Ferry. Neighbors like Kenneth Bump criticized the council vote as disheartening after months of protests. Construction on the west side store began last December and faces two more council votes before final approval.
Firestone officials say recalled tires are connected to crashes involving Ford Explorer SUVs. The recall covers three tire models and one size, with 6.5 million tires still in use, including 3.8 million radial ATX ATX II and 2.7 million Wilderness AT tires. Firestone offers replacements to affected consumers.
Officials at Coe College and Cornell College note increased student tobacco use though no statistics exist. A Harvard study urges smoke free campuses while local colleges move toward bans. Coe limits smoking to one floor per two new residence halls and Cornell uses health counseling and personalized discussions to curb use.
The district proposes two $10 million measures to fund fine arts expansions, each needing 60 percent approval and the second contingent on the first. Some members favor taxing after a bond, while others doubt the timing for a local option sales tax.
A federal study reports Americans 65 and older are living longer and in better health, with 35 million aged 65 plus in 2000 and life expectancy at 65 rising from 12 to 18 years since 1900. It also cautions about unequal benefits across races and echoes baby boomer service needs.
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