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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2001
Page
1
The 14th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes lost 67 54 on the road to 18th ranked Wisconsin in a Big Ten contest. The game followed a string of conference play as Iowa State later beat Colorado 84 68 in Ames.
Coach Sam Weaver leads the Panthers as fans expect a decisive return to victory tomorrow after recent setbacks. The upcoming game tests Weaver's strategy and the team's resilience.
Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft. Civil rights and women's groups condemn his stance on Roe v. Wade while Ashcroft pledges to enforce federal law impartially amid protests from opponents and supporters outside the Capitol.
Seven Iowa hospitals including facilities in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will stop public birth announcements effective Jan 31 for security reasons. Mercy may continue New Year’s births with parental consent, while St Luke’s Cedar Rapids and others join the pause. No abductions reported locally. national figures show declines since 1991.
A Cedar Rapids cake decorator recalls her son Specialist 4 Steven Clark killed in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield. On the ten year mark of the Iraq bombing, she notes the enduring pain and shares family losses including her parents.
A Sunday feature recalls Eastern Iowans in the Persian Gulf War and offers perspectives on its meaning. Grief for a son, described as a typical boy, frames the piece with memories of his youth on 29th Avenue SW.
In Des Moines Rep Dick Weidman calls HF 43 a simple bill to let the state set a dove hunting season. Opponents flood lawmakers with emails while supporters seek 51 votes for floor passage as the bill faces floor debate in the Iowa House.
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