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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2000
Page
1
Ramblin' notes Mary Jo McAlister adding to her three tier snow village display in 1B. Hawkeye women’s basketball coach Lisa Bruder anticipates a tense showdown with her former team in 1C. Outdoor features ponder deer ownership when multiple hunters shoot a deer in 6C.
A discussion notes how women owning cats may influence dating dynamics. Separately, Siebke-Hoyt Jewelers will relocate from downtown Cedar Rapids to Lindale Crossing in March, and John Wilson Sporting Goods will move to the same center from Lindale Mall next month.
Sledding stays popular in recreation notes from Saturday's Gazette. The article contrasts enduring fondness for the activity with the decline of wooden sleds, noting high tech models shaping current sled use.
MidAmerican Energy warns Davenport customers of steep bills as natural gas costs surge from about 2.12 to 9.86 per million BTUs in Iowa. Officials urge conservation and explain they are not profiting, with December bills expected up 90 to 100 percent from last year.
Jacob Nelson assists Melissa Hlavacek as Matt Ehlers reads during a Wilkins Elementary presentation in Marion. Bev Headington's third graders shared their fundraiser story for Madison Larson Tallman, a 3-year-old Anamosa girl fighting brain cancer, and Madison's aunts Christine Larson and Jackie Schneiter accepted cards, a gift, and the donation check.
Twenty eight students from Wilkins Elementary raised 1924.77 for Madison Larson Tallman, a 3 year old from Anamosa with brain cancer being treated in Iowa City. They held a read a thon earning pledges for 133 hours and collected donations, gifts, cards, and a cash gift to her family.
President elect George W. Bush, early in his transition, fields calls from foreign leaders and talks with Jesse Jackson to ease voting irregularities anger. He may announce his first cabinet picks from Crawford and plans to meet Breaux in Texas before unveiling Powell as secretary of state.
Researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center report that mutating a gene nicknamed I'm not dead yet on one chromosome doubles fruit fly life span from 37 to 70 days, with some reaching 110 days. They suggest a human counterpart could guide drugs to extend life and aid weight control.
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