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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 2003
Page
1
Greg Dunn battles multiple sclerosis to near the summit of Kilimanjaro in a noted feat. Streets Commissioner Don Thomas warns budget cuts Friday will bring more weeds and potholes on city streets. Wisconsin Coach Bo Ryan discusses his team's tough yet successful season amid ongoing challenges.
Maytag announced on Tuesday it will sell the industrial microwave portion of its Amana division to The Ferrite Company of Hudson New Hampshire. Details appear in section 10B. The report notes fashion trends this year influenced by winged woodland creatures.
Robert Redford looks back on twenty years of daring programming at Sundance highlighting independent cinema and festival evolution. The piece frames his influence as a catalyst for bold filmmaking and alternative voices in American film culture.
A compact note lists topics including bridge strategy tips and comic classified items with brief notices. It hints at editorial commentary and farm notes while touching on obituaries and legal notices in a small-town page layout.
The Iowa National Guard mobilizes 150 medical personnel from the 109th Medical Battalion and 170 from the 1133rd Transportation Company to active duty for at least one year. Units head to Fort McCoy Wisconsin for processing and unknown destinations, with prior Desert Storm mobilizations noted.
Iowa lawmakers slow the Capitol security upgrade as federal reviews assess use of up to 1 million in state funds for metal detectors cameras card readers and other measures to protect state employees and the public amid past intrusions and recent incidents.
The Census Bureau reports Hispanics grew 4.7 percent from 35.3 million to 37 million between 2000 and 2001, overtaking the non-Hispanic black population which rose about 2 percent from 35.5 million to 36.1 million. Analyst Roberto Ramirez notes it is the first time Hispanics surpassed Blacks.
Iowa’s 2000 census shows Hispanics or Latinos as 82,473, up 152 percent from 1990, while whites remain 93.9 percent of 2,926,324 residents. African Americans total 61,853 and Asians 36,635 with solid growth since 1990.
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield reports a 40 percent rise in GI prescription fills over three years. In Cedar Rapids the increase is 54 percent with 81 per 1000 insured using GI meds last year, vs 78 per 1000 in Iowa City. Dr. Dale Andringa and Dr. Sheila Riggs comment on cost and trends.
Weather brief notes a graphic mount feature noted by National Weather Service. No further readable details available in the fragment.
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