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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1999
Page
1
Iowans still cross state lines to buy fireworks despite illegality for private citizens to discharge most types. The report notes enforcement and border-sourcing patterns amid Iowa regulations.
Co-anchor Bobbi Earles says she has felt in her element since joining KWWL TV. The TV Vision piece highlights her comfort and presence on air in its report.
Water quality experts defend Iowa beaches after a Des Moines Register study linked bacteria at four lakes to health risks. Critics say three samples per lake in spring misrepresent current conditions, noting March to May tests before peak season. Lake Darling, once warned, now shows cleanup in follow-up tests and signs may come down.
State Parks Administrator Mark Carrier urges swimmers to avoid after rain exposure and showers after swimming. Coralville Reservoir officials note bacteria levels exceed EPA in past tests yet current sampling shows no consistent danger. Iowa lakes are monitored by DNA twice weekly for fecal coliform and E. coli with no EPA breaches on June 21.
The Minnesotan who won a 78.8 million Powerball jackpot faced an after tax prize about 43.2 million, far less than initial 50.4 million figures. IRS calculations show 29.22 million federal tax due, with 22.06 million withheld, leaving a large gap between announced and actual take.
President Clinton announced the bald eagle will be removed from the endangered species list by July 2000 after a three decade recovery driven by DDT bans and the Endangered Species Act. Challenger the eagle joined him on the White House lawn as 5,800 breeding pairs exist nationwide. Eastern Iowa nests numbered over 80 with more than 1,700 eagles counted in the winter survey.
Opponents argue against commercialization of the Field of Dreams site while investors win county approval to open a nine acre corn maze behind center and left fields. The Lansings may appeal the decision in District Court to protect the field.
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