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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2000
Page
2
In April and May Iowa City physician Chuck Huss plans to become the first Iowan to reach Mount Everest's summit. Gazette Communications sponsors Huss on the Everest Environmental Expedition 2000. Everest Watch is a Sunday Gazette weekly feature educating readers about Everest Huss and mountaineering.
A glossary of Everest climbing terms defines hazards and gear such as bergschrund crevasses crampons and rope ascenders. It notes routes including Hillary Step Khumbu Icefall South Col and Southeast Ridge with safety cautions and landmark heights.
In a column by Ann Scholl Boyer, the author argues young people should travel or work elsewhere to gain perspective. She recalls her own path from Iowa to Colorado Wisconsin and back, praising Iowa’s subtle beauty and community once experience abroad broadens views.
Vice President Al Gore captured 57 percent of the Delaware primary vote, 6,349 ballots, to Bill Bradley’s 40 percent and 4,465 votes. The result, a state straw poll, occurred amid sparse turnout as campaigns bypassed the state and Delaware voters awaited March 27 caucus delegates. Lyndon LaRouche took the remainder.
An Associated Press report notes the First National Bank of Keystone in West Virginia was shuttered by federal regulators in September. It clarifies there is no link to any Iowa bank and states the Gazette will publish corrections if any report is found inaccurate.
The Gazette highlights sustainable practices by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton located at 4250 Sixth St SW or at nearby recycling drop-off points.
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