East Lowans Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
A dozen East Iowans recently completed a grueling ascent of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, showcasing endurance and teamwork from the group.
06 Jan 2001
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2001
Page
1
A dozen East Iowans recently completed a grueling ascent of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, showcasing endurance and teamwork from the group.
Public access television serves viewers in Iowa City and Dubuque with community programming and local production opportunities while Cedar Rapids lags behind in the Pace 1A standings for access offerings.
Cedar Rapids council proposes three minute public comment at meetings Speakers sign up in advance with name and address and may speak only on agenda items Remarks would be taped and televised on cable
The proposal adds a televised public comment period at the start limited to on agenda items with three minutes per speaker and sign-in. An untelevised end of meeting period for any city business with five minutes is proposed, plus a Wednesday public input period not taped, replacing the 20 minute conversations.
Wind driven snow from banks onto Highway 30 at Benton County Road V-44 caused road problems Friday afternoon. Linn County plows were pulled off at 3 30 p m as crews could not keep up. Several accidents occurred due to slick roads. Story 2B.
Democrats claim equal committee representation and new curbs on amendments as the 107th Congress convenes with the Senate evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. The agreement follows last year's tight election and shapes Bush's early agenda.
The Senate agrees on power sharing with equal staff sizes and potential tie rules allowing either party leader to push bills through committees. If party balance shifts due to resignations or deaths, procedures may be altered again. Democratic and Republican leaders tout historic compromise and future bipartisanship.
Governor Tom Vilsack urges the 2001 Iowa Legislature to raise the state minimum wage by 1 per hour over two years from 5.15 to 5.65 and to tie economic incentives to employers paying at least 8.20 per hour. He argues the move would aid families while GOP leaders doubt passage.
Iowa seeks immigrants and returning residents to fill future vacancies as retirements shrink the workforce. Governor Vilsack and lawmakers push for growth while facing opposition, with debates over English as the official language predicted for the 2001 legislative session.
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