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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2001
Page
1
Whitetail deer stressed by a severe winter feed on young trees in eastern Iowa, causing thousands of dollars in property damage. The report notes deer pressure on residential landscapes and timber seedlings as spring approaches.
Alexis Maday, US freshman, outscored Olympian Elise Ray despite injuries and Olympic dreams. She helped the Hawkeyes beat a top rival in a high profile gymnastic display.
The campus announces a physical education focus on lifelong fitness with activities and guidance designed to boost student health and activity levels. Students will engage in varied exercises aimed at developing endurance, strength, and flexibility in daily life.
Fragmentary OCR lists sections and items such as births, deaths, editorials, legals, weather and other entries. No readable event details or names are present to summarize.
MidAmerican Energy will cut the natural gas supply charge from 1.06 to 0.79 per therm, a nearly 25 percent drop. Officials say the February 5 to March 5 billing period will lower a typical household bill by about 80 to 90 dollars, assuming normal weather and usage.
Iowa consumers can choose renewable electricity from Alliant Energy at a higher price amid rising wholesale natural gas costs. MidAmerican’s PGA for natural gas spiked due to supply constraints, with a 79 cent per therm rate, more than double February 2000 costs. Iowa Utilities Board spokesman Rob Hillesland notes prices stabilizing and urges conservation.
Rich ard Seagrave of Iowa State University told legislators that underfunding faculty salaries harms class sizes library work and grounds maintenance. He cited a $16.6 million shortfall this year including health insurance costs as universities lose top talent to higher pay elsewhere. President Mary Sue Coleman urged full funding to keep salaries competitive in a national market.
Wind chills reach 30 to 40 below as temperatures plummet overnight to minus 5 to minus 10. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker cautions the deep freeze will ease by Saturday but remains wary of lingering winter. In Cedar Rapids, January brought 19 below zero days, with normal winter days around 16. Rough winter trend noted over the past three seasons.
The Senate voted 58 to 42 to confirm John Ashcroft as attorney general completing President Bushs Cabinet. Support came from Sen. Chuck Grassley while Sen. Tom Harkin opposed, citing Ashcrofts previous stances on racial integration gay rights and abortion.
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