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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2001
Page
1
95 year old Sister Mary Laetitia Konecny planted a garden for others and now enjoys the garden herself. The story notes her lifelong service and the personal payoff of her labor.
A look at a top trend for shedding pounds reducing stress and boosting fitness. The piece highlights approachable routines accessible to readers with varying schedules and goals plus practical tips for beginners and time savers.
A compact digest listing topics including Accent Advice Bridge and Calendi Classifs Comics INDEX and Weather Wuzzles. The items hint at a schedule or index of features across classification and comic strips with a weather theme.
The city will issue about 41 million general obligation bonds on August 1 to fund various projects raising fall debt to roughly 260 million. After refinancings, net debt sits near 252 million with 9.5 million refinanced for a lower rate. Total interest adds about 105 million but does not count toward the debt ceiling. Council debates the rising burden while noting an 18 percent debt margin and a AAA rating cited by officials.
Zac London, 11, of Millersburg, practices bubble gum blowing as one of six finalists for the National Bubble Blowing Championships set for Saturday in Port Richey, Florida.
East Iowa boy Zac London an 11 year old homeschool student earns a place as one of six finalists for the National Bubble Blowing Championships in Port Richey Florida. He built a 26 inch circumference bubble in a Walmart contest after chewing sugar from gum to thin the mix. The winner receives a $10 000 savings bond.
Cedar Rapids City Council may seek a second vote on the county local option sales tax for swimming pools after rural Linn County rejected it. The county would receive 4.8 million, with Cedar Rapids set to gain about 3.9 million if the tax passes on revisited petitioned appeal. The county supervisors urge a ballot revote, relying on signatures to show unincorporated areas want another shot. The Linn County Farm Bureau began a petition drive to gather 4,619 signatures to trigger the measure.
University of Iowa pediatrician Donna D'Alessandro reports that health information on the Internet often reads at a 12th grade level, higher than the typical American adult's eighth or ninth grade reading level. She urges simpler language and shorter sentences to reduce barriers to access.
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