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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 2000
Page
1
Erica Schumacher of Vin ton-Shellsburg is among basketball players who work hard in practice despite limited game time. The story highlights effort and perseverance behind the team’s season efforts.
In 1990s coverage examines Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah as a Mormon candidate and weighs whether his faith would affect a national run for the presidency. The piece discusses public perception, party dynamics, and potential electoral hurdles.
Rockwell Collins brings back two engineers from California with details labeled as 9B. The move signals strategic retention of key technical staff amid ongoing operations and possible product development plans.
Sunday's show will go on despite ice and snow forecasts. Super Bowl XXXIV airs at 5 15 p m Sunday on ABC TV Vision. Mike Wallace promotes organ donation as he rides across the country. Cedar Rapids Prairie defeats Cedar Falls 67 to 60 in boys basketball Friday night.
Cedar Rapids officials project a 1.5 million funding gap for fiscal 2001 to preserve services and pay a 3.25 percent raise negotiated with employees. Revenues fall while department requests exceed 5 million, prompting talks on alternate funding sources and earlier across the board cuts. Taxable valuation drops and rollback levels constrain the budget as the council reviews options.
Taxable property valuation stands at $4.2 billion, down $9 million from this year. City Council must fill a $1.5 million gap to maintain a status quo budget for fiscal 2001 as department heads request over $5 million for added staff, equipment, and operations.
Linda Boots was not reappointed to Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission as the council extended thanks for her four years of service. The seven to nine member board faced vacancies with Boots opposing a Linn County landfill and a Cartes developer zoning request. The council says issue stance was not considered in the decision.
Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray and state lawmakers visited Cedar Rapids to promote the Character Counts program. The initiative emphasizes the Six Pillars of Character and involves all staff from bus drivers to lunchroom workers, with reported referrals dropping from 384 to 188 at Cornell Elementary and only three students referred this year. The program has varied reach across Eastern Iowa, with Iowa City schools Weber and Wickham also implementing core virtues to influence students and families.
Iowa DOT reports the Adopt A Highway effort rose from 37 sponsors in 1989 to nearly 2000 last year. No traffic injuries among volunteers were reported in a DOT survey of sponsors and maintenance crews. 26 injuries occurred, the most serious a sprain or cut.
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