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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1998
Page
1
Roman and Rosemary Welter dedicate profits from hardwood harvests to Monticello schools as part of a challenge grant. Ramblin' notes detail the arrangement and its impact on local education.
Bill McTaggart guides Iowa City High girls basketball into a promising season. Accent 2D notes the team’s momentum as they build behind disciplined plays and strong roster depth.
A reader asks if giving a pet to an elderly person is appropriate. The piece notes considerations such as health, care needs, living situation, and the potential to improve well being while also presenting risks and responsibilities.
Gov. Terry Branstad said Iowa ends fiscal 1998 with an unreserved GAAP surplus of $896 million and an 80 million ending balance, crediting spending controls and a sales tax boost. He noted revenue growth continued despite $600 million in tax cuts as education funding rose 27 percent.
President Clinton announced that the Social Security Administration has resolved its year 2000 computer problems ensuring 48 million Americans will continue to receive monthly benefit checks without interruption. The effort involved testing, validation, and a large-scale mobilization costing about 6.4 billion dollars, with assurances that the millennium bug will not delay payments.
Leanne's School of Dance from Marengo will have five students perform at the Florida Citrus Bowl halftime on New Year's Day among 1,200 on the field in Orlando. The group will wear cowboys hats during the Fid dlin Frenzy show with The Charlie Daniels Band.
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