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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1994
Page
2
Mike Deupree spotlights the Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee proposals to trim city costs. The piece quips at revenue ideas from toll booths to bizarre fees, noting omissions and reader skepticism while balancing humor with fiscal critique.
Robert Burns, a Johnson County Board of Supervisors finalist, described a past remark from a 30 year old campaign by Rep. Minette Doderer. He said women have long cooked pies and sealed envelopes in the party, arguing for giving the job to a capable woman. The Gazette says it will respond to complaints about its reports.
In besieged Sarajevo, gravediggers dig a growing number of graves as mortars strike the open market killing 68. The city endures with a fragile cease fire talk, NATO pressure, and a population clinging to paid tobacco, births, and small routines while the cigarette factory looms as a symbol of life and resistance.
Black History Month feature highlighting Herbie Hancock born 1940 Chicago. From early piano gift to engineering degree at Grinnell, he joined Miles Davis, helped forge fusion with Thrust and Mwandishi, and reached superstardom with Headhunters and an Oscar for Round Midnight. CITYLINE links offered for more African American history events.
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