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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2001
Page
1
Gazette staff report shows December 2000 as the snowiest December and month statewide with 24.9 inches. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City received 30.6 and 27.1 inches respectively, while Cedar Rapids endured two record lows and a rare above freezing day on Dec 7.
Snow and ice caused numerous crashes across Eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids saw nearly 25 fender benders on Sunday as slick streets impeded traffic. In Poweshiek County deputies and troopers moved motorists to motels or gas stations after many vehicles slid off Interstate 80.
The piece notes George W. Bush will be inaugurated as president and must push his agenda through Senate Finance Committee chair Chuck Grassley of Iowa starting with the new Congress. Grassley speaks on the need to fight for tax cuts and entitlement reform while balancing compromises to avoid credibility loss.
Bev Zacek of Cedar Rapids shares homemade bread with Gazette columnists Dave Rasdal and Mike Deupree as about two dozen people gather in Greene Square Park to toast New Year 2001. The event followed last year’s Un Millenium Party and includes opening a time capsule of predictions.
Iowa lawmakers debate prison spending and alternatives as they consider delaying three 750-bed facilities costing 169 million dollars. Senators and representatives urge cost control and probation, with emphasis on community corrections, sentencing reform, and expanded programs to reduce dependence on new prisons.
The governor seeks a new standard for drunk driving and an Iowa plan to revisit the higher speed limit. W L Kip Kautzky of the Department of Corrections notes inmate costs at 18500 per year versus 3000 for supervised community options. The move centers on treating substance abusers and expanding community-based facilities.
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