10 Feb 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 2000
Page
1
The World's Toughest Rodeo lands in Cedar Rapids at the Five Seasons Center for a weekend of western events. Rudi's Bakery plans a North Liberty plant with state financial support boosting the project.
Steve Forbes, runner up in Iowa GOP precinct caucuses, ends his campaign for the 2000 Republican nomination after spending $66 million of his own money. Ohio State and Iowa State bounced back as Missouri bested them following a late first half foul by coach Larry Eustachy.
Outdoor in Friday's Gazette outlines 3 D TopoQuads a computer program that provides detailed topographical maps for hikers hunters and anglers to gauge terrain more accurately.
Iowa lawmakers and Gov. Tom Vilsack endorse a Millennium Fund to back large projects with at least 20 million dollars and a 50 percent local match. The plan would use bonding from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund and faces oversight and spending cap questions before a consensus in the Legislature.
The Millennium Fund proposal to finance new entertainment facilities and cultural attractions in Iowa's urban centers faces opposition from rural lawmakers. Governors and legislators noted a pent-up demand for funding between 1 and 2 billion dollars, while concerns grow over impacts on smaller communities if the plan is seen as favoring cities.
Cedar Rapids attorney John Bickel chairs the yearlong director search at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. He expects a hire within 60 days after two candidate visits and a third later this month. Names remain anonymous until the final is chosen.
Hackers launched a three day denial of service campaign against popular sites including ETrade ZDNet and MSN causing widespread disruption. The outages coincided with a conference in San Jose where experts discussed the threat. Dow Jones fell 258 points and Nasdaq paused its record run. Attorney General Janet Reno promised intensified efforts to identify the attackers.
Iowa lawmakers consider a bill to let the governor and party leaders review confidential DHS reports in deadly or severe child abuse cases. Rep. Dan Boddicker says the measure would also allow subjects of probes to share non confidential material with legislators. The movement follows renewed calls for an independent review into the death of 2 year old Shelby Duis in Spirit Lake and questions over DHS handling.
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