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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2013
Page
1
Demolition of the old Cedar Rapids Public Works building continues as the city plans to divert most debris from the landfill. The article notes ongoing efforts to recycle and reuse materials amid cleanup operations downtown.
A living cooking feature invites readers to learn to bake holiday cookies, craft party appetizers, and sample wines and beers at festive cooking events this month. Page 11A highlights a sports profile on Kristen Hahn, former Cedar Rapids Kennedy volleyball star and long celebrated libero for Iowa State, on Page 1B.
A Cedar Rapids store named Mad Modern offers mid-20th century furniture, TVs, and interior items appealing to retro tastes. Community Christmas celebrations spread from Amana to West Branch and surrounding areas this weekend, with towns rallying around seasonal events.
Cedar Rapids will receive 264 million dollars from the Iowa Flood Mitigation Board over 20 years to build a flood protection system on both sides of the Cedar River. Mayor Ron Corbett and City officials celebrated as nine board members approved the plan that the Legislature and Governor Branstad endorsed in 2012.
The Gazette notes Iowa City physicist Donald Garnett, age 73, continues teaching fluid mechanics as he prepares lecture handouts while his career spans 55 years. He remains excited by space probes Mars Express Cassini and Voyager I, with missions to study Mars atmosphere and Saturn as he chases new scientific clues.
The Iowa Board of Regents froze resident undergraduate tuition for a second year, first since 1975, while approving a 16.4 percent cut for resident and non resident Juris Doctor students at the University of Iowa Law School. Regent Katie Mulholland amended to include Iowa residents, arguing fairness. The non resident rate would fall from 47,252 to 39,500 dollars.
Vice President Joe Biden, in Beijing amid a tense air defense identification zone dispute, calls for U S China ties based on trust. He notes Washington will defend treaty obligations to Japan over the disputed islands while avoiding a broader clash.
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