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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1996
Page
9
Cedar Rapids area boards councils and committees hold meetings from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday across Linn County and surrounding towns. Also listed are art with Ted Corwin, theater shows Opal's Million Dollar Duck, Murder on the Rerun, a tree care workshop, and venue details.
Sunday pick 3 evening 8 7 6 and Powerball draw 2 0 7 3 44 with Powerball 2. no winner. Wednesday Powerball jackpot 37 million. Super Cash Lotto 1 8 20 23 26 42 and Cash Game 4 8 20 23 25. no winner. Wednesday jackpots 575 000 and 30.8 million. CityLine numbers and category 2900.
Vital statistics from St Luke s and Mercy hospitals record multiple births in January and December with numerous Iowa City area couples, plus a note that The Log collects data from Linn County public safety agencies and that charges may be reviewed by the Linn County Attorney. Fire calls list a spill on First Avenue NE and a structure fire on Auburn Drive SW.
The 1996 session opens with the 76th Iowa General Assembly meeting for 100 days. Key issues include taxes, a 1997 budget of about 4 billion, school funding and technology, family support, building needs, and crime policy. Leaders emphasize finance and federal impact challenges ahead.
U S Sen Tom Harkin will meet with Democrats to discuss budget prospects as federal deficit uncertainty prompts caution among Senate Democrats and Branstad over tax cuts. House Republicans see room for 150 million in tax relief while Branstad plans a large income tax cut if Republicans gain the Senate. Leader Brent Siegrist predicts a tough session but hopeful cross party progress.
Iowa pigs now mostly raised indoors with 65 degree barns in winter and shaded by sprinklers in heat. Proponents argue indoor systems control growth and reduce injury. critics say hogs should roam pastures and sunlight.
The shift toward lean hogs has moved pigs from free range to confinement buildings. Manure management rules and odor complaints accompany the change even as Iowa remains the top hog producer. Consumers, lawmakers, and lawyers shape the future path for pigs from birth to market.
Industry sources outline expenses for nursery and finishing hog facilities. Double L Group’s Shane Landt cites $92 to $125 per pig space for nursery units and about $50,000 for a 500 head building, with farrowing stalls around $2,000 each. Great Plains Supply’s Mike Behrend notes finishing barns run $135 to $155 per hog space for 1,000 and 500 head sizes.
The Schools Report Card Commission finds 55 percent get district news from newspapers and 30 percent from TV with 4 percent from radio. The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber funded the survey of 2,400 households and 381 CITYLINE phone responses.
Residents in the Gazette area can call CITYLINE from today through Sunday to take a five minute survey about the Cedar Rapids school district. Call 363 7000, category 2727. Each household may participate once and must use their telephone number as an ID.
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