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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2001
Page
1
UNI instructor and students turn cold winter into training using ice covered silos. Hawkeyes edge Michigan State 50 47. Iowa finishes conference home season undefeated at 8 0. Dale Earnhardt memorial held for the NASCAR star who died at Daytona 500. McLeodUSA stock climbs after upbeat analyst call.
Gary and Pam Hester run a long standing roller skating rink as others close. The piece highlights efforts to keep their local recreational venue open amid closures and changing entertainment trends.
A brief page note lists sections INDEX Accent 1D Advice 3D Bridge 2B Calendar and Classified E Comics 3 4 D, indicating page layout and topic groupings for the issue.
A Cedar Rapids citizen panel SPLASH urged postponing the May 22 bond vote to mid July and lowering the cost from 19.7 million to about 15 million. The group aims to fund neighborhood pool renovations rather than aquatic centers and emphasize affordable family access. City Hall officials indicated progress on selling the plan.
A city plan moves the bond vote to mid July and trims the total by four million dollars. The plan replaces aquatic centers with neighborhood pools and Bever Pool is aimed to reopen this summer using city employees and in-house labor to avoid costly repairs. City engineers and parks and sewer crews will contribute, including pipe inspections via camera.
Local coverage centers on Emily Brogham mer, 16, and her sister Ni Le as the wrestling hopes for the family and community. Both sisters train at the high school program, aiming for state qualification and standout performances in upcoming events.
Democrats denounce a GOP plan proposing 34.3 million in spending cuts and 5.4 million in transfers for the 2001 budget amid debates on state revenue. They warn public safety and higher education would suffer while public hearings are set for input from Iowans.
President Bush uses humor and prepared notes as he dodges questions on budget cuts tax compromises pardons and FBI polygraph testing in his debut press briefing He sources reporters by nicknames and ends on schedule showing cautious responses to foreign policy questions.
Former Linn County Sheriff Orlie Workman 56 says a Russian romance led to his arrest on domestic abuse and assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. Police booked him in Hiawatha after his release and the case was sent to the state Division of Criminal Investigation.
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