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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 2001
Page
1
Nanette Heginger presents a millipede at the Hiawatha Public Library insect zoo event. Readers explore several insects on display as part of DETAILS, page 1B.
The University of Northern Iowa defeated Wichita State 62 to 50 to snap a 10-game skid. Standout performances helped UNI pull away in the second half at home.
The Cedar Rapids City Council will shift funds from two city accounts to cover a 3 million dollar gap in the ice arena project. Photo finishing lab to close in March at Qualex Inc. in Hiawatha will idle 80 to 100 workers.
Iowa House votes 93 to 46 to suspend sales tax on natural gas propane and fuel oil for two months at a $10 million cost. Senate backs adding 15 million to a federal heating assistance fund for low income Iowans while criticizing underfunding.
The Iowa House approved a two month suspension of the 5 percent sales tax on natural gas propane and fuel oil, a plan that will cost about $10 million in lost tax revenue this fiscal year. The measure awaits Senate action as heating costs climb.
Weber Stone Co. of Stone City will ship about 50 trucks carrying 20 000 stones for the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex in downtown Los Angeles. The $200 million project was specified by architect Frank Gehry who previously designed the laser building on the University of Iowa campus.
Cedar Rapids metro-area school boards urge Iowa lawmakers to add five days to the calendar with the $40 million earmarked for teacher salaries and student achievement. Superintendent Lew Finch says longer contact time and more professional development will raise average salaries and education quality. The House Education Committee chairbacked the idea but requires in place PD programs.
New studies in the New England Journal of Medicine show that inserting small radioactive sources into cleared arteries with beta or gamma radiation reduces restenosis. While restenosis drops from about 35 percent to mid twenties, cancer risk and clots raise long term concerns for gamma radiation.
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