12 Dec 2002
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 2002
Page
1
University of Iowa quarterback Brad Banks receives guidance from Chuck Long ahead of a weekend ceremony.
A brief note examines how advances in mobile technology are expanding opportunities for covert listening. It discusses privacy concerns and potential risks to personal communications in everyday cellphone use.
The page outlines lottery funding for movies and notes on people in the arts. It hints at puzzles, stock updates, and weather items alongside feature photography and notable figures.
The Edgewood Road Bridge over the Cedar River is shut at 3:30 p.m. after a routine inspection revealed fatigue cracks in the two main steel beams. City engineers expect a Northbrook Illinois firm to assess repair options, with no timetable for reopening amid detours and heavier traffic. The bridge rests on four concrete piers ten feet tall.
Detours are set along TM F Avenue south of the bridge and Highways 100 and Interstate 380 with daily traffic estimates of 9 000 20 000 and 50 000 to 70 000 vehicles. Engineers say crosswise cracks in the main steel girders may run 9 inches deep across the beam bottoms, raising concern about further propagation. Davis notes the cracks could extend toward the deck and affect the bridge.
Mayor Paul Pate led Cedar Rapids to Des Moines to pitch for a $25 million Vision Iowa grant. The plan aims to spark a $154 million RiverRun redevelopment south of downtown, transforming old industrial sites and a city landfill into a revived district.
Cedar Rapids officials present to the board on a RiverRun LOA seeking a share of Vision Iowa funds. The package includes 25 million RiverRun plans among four contenders for the remaining 25 million.
After nine hours of deliberation a Linn County jury convicted 18 year old David Keegan of first degree murder and second degree robbery in the Jan 6 pizza deliveryman killing. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb 7. Brandy Byrd, held since Jan 7, played a role in the crime.
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa face a dry December as El Niño shifts storm tracks south. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes the pattern brings warmer, drier winters and has left local precipitation well below average, with soil moisture in good shape for next planting season.
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