Snow Delays Hit Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Airports
Cedar Rapids declares a snow emergency and police warn towing on snow routes. Mount Vernon Central City and Center Point fire stations offer shelter for stranded motorists with little demand. City crews focus on main routes as slick spots grow. Eastern Iowa Airport cancels some flights and Des Moines Airport runway closures last about 45 minutes.
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Scott Peppler
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Road Conditions Chat for Winter Midwest Travel
Emergency crews brace for snow and cold as counties issue road alerts. Cedar Rapids Fire Department Captain Ron Luckeroth notes fire trucks carry chains and training for slick roads while Area Ambulance paramedic Michelle Agarph says ambulances stock salt pellets and extra blankets.
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Ron Luckeroth
Cedar Rapids
Michelle Agarph
Making sure Y2K bugs stay dead in 1999
With one year to go before 2000 organizations race to verify and test their Y2K fixes. Sapiens International Corp. and other firms offer independent verification and validation by scanning about 10 000 lines of code and simulating year 1999 end dates to ensure reliability. Government bids from North Carolina New York and Louisiana signal growing demand.
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Sapiens America
Behind-the-scenes scheduler recalls Branstad era
Bonnie Smalley details her 16 year run shaping Gov Terry Branstad's days from 1982 to 1999. She describes the high pressure role, the flood year of 1993 as a toughest test, and her future plans when Branstad leaves office.
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Ingwer Hansen
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Weight issues force one pilot to miss balloon world flight
ALICE SPRINGS Australia AP Weight problems hit the non stop manned balloon bid as one of three pilots Denver real estate magnate Dave Liniger journalist Bob Martin of Albuquerque and Australian balloonist John Wallington must decide who stays behind Spokesman Bill Echolls says the team faces a tough choice after weather and gear delays and a prior failed attempt by Fossett Branson Lindstrand.
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