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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2001
Page
1
Iowa City coaches spotlight competition for starting quarterback as the Hawkeyes prep for the season. Separate items note a Monticello airport runway upgrade dedication with a fly in drive in, and business leadership changes at McLeodUSA.
University of Iowa Foundation officials defend selling Franklin County farmland donated by Colorado man Donald Hackbarth despite a 10 year hold stipulation in his will. Hackbarth's family contends the will aimed to let two farmer friends continue leasing the land valued at over 800000 dollars. Foundation says lack of prior communication and legal complexities led to the decision. future pages promise more details.
The Iowa State Fair presents a spectrum from elbow-bumping crowds on the Grand Concourse to sparse grandstand seats for harness races. In the Agriculture Building visitors see flower and vegetable displays while the Varied Industries Building showcases tech booths. The scene includes the Tama County pork queen Jamie Hosek and contrasts in attire among fairgoers as youngsters learn milking cows.
The Pentagon spent about 6.2 million dollars on a demonstration Internet voting experiment for overseas soldiers, yielding 84 ballots, about 74 thousand dollars per vote. Officials defend the project as concept proof, while critics flag security concerns and high costs.
Harold Davis, 66, of rural Colesbury, fears losing the family farm unless D&D Campground draws more visitors. Located five miles north of town at a gravel dead end, the site offers free firewood, two stocked ponds, and 300 acres for mushrooming and wildlife, but weekday attendance has been near zero and advertising is limited.
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