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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 2007
Page
1
Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack withdrew from the 2008 Democratic race citing financial shortfalls. He announced the decision in Des Moines with wife Chris and sons present, noting money was the sole reason for exiting.
The analysis notes high wattage from rivals including Sen Barack Obama made it hard for Tom Vilsack to raise funds. It reflects a timeline of public service and reactions from Iowans as Vilsack exits the campaign trail.
Paul Shaffer, a 38 year old Iowa teacher aids visually impaired students at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton. He loses most sight in one eye and cannot distinguish U S currency by touch or sight. A federal judge ruled the Treasury must redesign U S currency to aid the visually impaired. The suit, supported by the American Council of the Blind, argues it is a fundamental right to identify money.
Eastern Iowans stocked up on water milk ice and generators as a winter storm forecast eased in with freezing rain and snow. Residents planned to ride out the weekend at home while awaiting the storm's impact.
Alan Jay Horowitz, 59, former University of Iowa assistant professor of child psychiatry, is a fugitive sought in New York. He fled after leaving UI in 1978 and reportedly planned to go to Japan. He will be shown on a brief Fox segment titled 15 Seconds of Shame.
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