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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2001
Page
1
Racing fans nationwide mourn the death of Dale Earnhardt who died Sunday at the Daytona 500. The death casts a pall over fans in Eastern Iowa as tributes begin for the late NASCAR legend.
A compact item notes advice on bridge strategy and crossplay of a Crisscross pattern in a cartoon panel. The entry cites a comics feature and a page reference 5-6D with a cross index 8F.
A local physician anonymously agrees to cover Greene Square Meals Inc utility bills to prevent eviction after a city budget cut eliminated $10,000 in funding. The program serves 75 to 100 people each evening with 200 to 300 volunteers, operating from the city owned Greene Square Park building and nearby churches.
Potholes are proliferating across Eastern Iowa as freeze and thaw cycles and heavy traffic wear asphalt. Iowa DOT district maintenance manager Dave Svoboda notes frequent hole appearances after rain and freezing. Crews patch surfaced holes with pre mix bandages, with cities using up to 10 tons daily on troublesome streets.
Road surfaces crack and water seeps in. When temperatures drop water freezes and expands causing pavement to lift. Officials warn drivers to watch for hidden potholes as crews begin hot mix resurfacing in April.
Des Moines AP reports lawmakers back a safe haven measure allowing mothers to abandon a newborn four days old or younger at a hospital without punishment. Senator John Redwine says the plan, aimed at saving unwanted infants, would be rarely used and requires no abuse signs. Hospital staff could note the name and medical history of the infant.
Redwine notes parental rights would end if a baby is dropped at a facility and the other parent must act within 30 days to halt the termination. Legislation gains support after a newborn was found frozen near Chelsea in Tama County. Backers say rare cases require safe options and hospitals are preferred for unattended infants.
The data compares Iowa with other states and the District of Columbia for 1998. It highlights the share of births to mothers with late or no prenatal care, smoking during pregnancy at 2.4 percent, and the incidence of low birthweight. Rankings indicate Iowa’s relative position among the states and DC.
A Washington AP summary of The Right Start report from Child Trends and Kids Count shows babies born late in the 1990s had mothers with more prenatal care and less smoking, while more were born early, small, or to unmarried parents. The study covers trends 1990 to 1998 across all 50 states, noting uneven gains and losses.
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