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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1998
Page
1
Jerry Grade operates the Manna House youth center in Marengo to guide youths toward wise choices. The Ga zette editorial notes Janet Reno should not be cited for contempt of Congress. A veterinary note highlights kennel cough risks for dogs and cats with vaccination.
The All Iowa Fair starts today in Cedar Rapids featuring a variety of activities and entertainment. Panthers pursue a second season under Coach Mike Dunbar as expectations rise and tension eases.
Seventh graders at McKinley Middle School raised 36000 to buy two thermal cameras for firefighters to scan smoke filled rooms. The donation underlines student effort and community support for public safety.
Fall fashions adopt gypsy chic hues with extrav agant tones seen in clothing and nail colors. The Gazette's Accent page on Thursday highlights the trend.
Penford Products Co considers Cedar Rapids as the site for a $4 million 15 000 square foot R&D facility. The move would add at least 10 well paid jobs and could involve enterprise zone incentives and a property tax rebate. A Denver site remains an alternative to centralize all R&D activities. The Cedar Rapids plant currently employs about 20 in its 12 000 square foot facility.
Douglas Neumann reports that developers paused a zoning request for mixed use at Boyson Road and Council Steel NE amid intense opposition from more than 60 residents. Critics cite traffic, school crowding and loss of neighborhood character while the plan's attorney touts traffic upgrades and road widening to improve conditions.
A Horatio Alger Association survey of 1,195 teens finds most worry crime and violence at school. Only 40 percent of public school respondents always feel safe and about 60 percent doubt that all safety steps are in place. Girls outperform boys academically.
Cedar Rapids Finance Commissioner Ole Munson submitted a urine sample on Tuesday to address a fresh marijuana possession charge added to a prior firearm count. Deputies found a loaded Glock 40 in a neighbor’s cabin along with a small marijuana pipe and bag residue. His attorney claims the marijuana items were planted and blames a family dispute for the incident.
In Jonesboro Arkansas Mitchell Johnson 14 and Andrew Golden 12 pled guilty or were convicted in the schoolyard massacre case. They face maximum juvenile confinement possibly until age 21 with Judge Ralph Wilson Jr noting potential 90 day jail if released early.
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