Bluder Named Big Ten Coach of the Year
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder earns Coach of the Year after shaping the Hawkeyes into a Big Ten power. Jefferson defeats Washington 61 55 in Cedar Rapids boys hoops. Thomson released after years in federal prison ending on supervised release. AccessAir winds down operations ahead of reorganization plan. Mediacom to buy AT T cable systems Cedar Rapids and Iowa City for 2.2 billion dollars.
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Iowa
Lisa Bluder
Hawkeyes
Jefferson
Washington
Cedar Rapids
At&t Broadband
Iowa City
Bridge Classified Comics Index
Brief readable items list a bridge game section with classifieds and weather notes. Fuzzies and local humor panels appear, suggesting a small cluster of puzzles and comic items.
Bush urges large retroactive tax cut in TV address
President Bush appeals to a divided Congress for a sweeping retroactive tax cut claiming Americans were overcharged. He pledges a new path with debt reduction and spending on education environment health research while seeking Social Security reform and racial profiling changes. Democrats warn of continued deficits.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
America
Dwight Eisenhower
Bush presses 10 year 1.6 trillion tax cut plan
In Bluffs coverage Bush outlines a long term tax cut of 1.6 trillion over ten years. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle criticizes cutting without clarity on future federal income. The House chamber hosts Joint Chiefs Cabinet and Justice Breyer as applause shifts with political lines.
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Senate
Tom Daschle
Bush
Joint Chiefs of Staff and Cabinet
Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer
House
Leap year birthdays spark planning chaos for families
Gazette reports on Hunter King born Feb 29 and Urbana family Jamie Fannin planning celebrations around Feb end. Parents discuss shifting yearly parties to avoid March crowding and the idea of future “first birthdays” on Feb 29 or Feb end.
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King
Mark
Hunter
Marsha
Tim Fannin
Urbana
Jamie
Fannins
Marsha Fannin
Fannin
Bumper Sticker Obscenity Bill Fails to Advance
Iowa lawmakers debate HF 243 to redefine obscene material as bumper stickers decals and emblems. Critics say the measure likely unconstitutional and would overreach, with ICLU warning it could target licensed expressions and chrome trucker emblems. Rep. Larson predicts the bill will die.
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Danny Carroll
R-Grinnell
ICLU
Marty Ryan
Ryan
Iowa
Larson
James Lynch
Jamesi
Cornell College receives $12 million gift from Richard and Norma Small
Tulsa multimillionaire and Cornell College alumnus Richard Small and his wife Norma create a charitable trust paying Cornell College 800000 annually for 15 years. The funds will support the endowment annual fund or capital projects and bolster the liberal arts institution. Small notes his lifelong belief in liberal arts education and credits Cornell for his success and self esteem.
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Cornell
Les Garner
Small
Thornton Township High School
Harvey, Ill
Grace
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