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About 240 Linn County judges and lawyers gathered for a New Millennium Celebration. Details, 3B.
05 Feb 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2000
Page
1
About 240 Linn County judges and lawyers gathered for a New Millennium Celebration. Details, 3B.
The Iowa attorney general accuses Smithfield Foods Inc of engaging in a sham transaction to control large hog lots. The criticism centers on alleged manipulation of ownership to consolidate hog production. Money, 9B.
Former Hawkeye football player Ryan Loftin is placed on probation after trespassing into the office of Coach Kirk Ferentz. Details appear in section 1B.
The FDIC orders examiners to stay alert for fraud linked to recent bank failures. Money section notes more details in 9B.
The long awaited reunion movie Mary and Rhoda fails to live up to hype. TV Vision notes a tepid reception and lukewarm response from audiences despite nostalgic pull.
Utd Birds and more birds create a messy scene across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. The Gazette reports widespread flocks disrupting sidewalks and traffic as residents react to the avian invasion.
Iowa school officials explore classroom monitors, graduates without teaching certificates, starting next fall as a possible stopgap for substitute shortages. The Iowa Board votes 7-4 to hold public hearings on a one year pilot, with pay and 50 hours of training determined by districts.
People with bachelor degrees may serve as classroom monitors after 50 hours of training and a criminal background check. They would monitor only. Next step is statewide public hearings with no dates set. If approved it could start this fall for one year.
Linn County conservation staff respond cautiously to a proposal by the Linn County Trails Association to asphalt pave 14 miles of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Hiawatha to Center Point. Director Dan Biechler cited a $630000 estimate and worries about future resurfacing and budgets. The plan would pave seven miles initially, with seven more later, requiring Linn County Conservation Board approval.
Susan Frimml of Belle Plaine faces a first degree theft charge after $54,000 vanished from the Blairs town American Legion Auxiliary over nearly 12 years from August 1986 to April 1998. She was arrested last month and awaits a Feb. 17 arraignment with a potential 10 year sentence.
Purdue engineering professor Maurice Bluestein leads a push to replace the wind chill index with an alternative formula. He argues current values exaggerate cold risk and spur unnecessary closings, while wind measurements at different heights skew results.
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