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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 2001
Page
1
A new Meskwaki heritage school will help preserve the tribe's culture and language. The project, backed by local leaders and tribal organizations, seeks to educate youth while honoring tribal history and traditions.
Paul Draper, 22, fled detectives after shooting at a friend and police officer during a domestic disturbance in Anamosa Iowa. A Linn County sheriff's patrol car forced his stolen vehicle off Mat Sell Park Road early May 9 ending in Draper’s suicide after a night of depressive episodes. Lois Barnes, who mentored him, described him as a broken child and said death offered relief from his anguish.
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Cory Keeney reflects on May 9 and 10 when a car at a roadblock struck him as investigators pursued 22-year-old Paul Draper after an assault and gunfire. Keeney, 27, has extensive injuries and an amnesia about the incident.
The Gazette seeks reader ideas for future Cedar Rapids improvements 200 words or less by August 3. Entries judged on originality feasibility and creativity with top 25 published August 26 and winners receiving gift certificates and a commendation.
UI and ISU researchers pursue linking the National Advanced Driving Simulator to form a 3D virtual environments network. A $300,000 National Science Foundation grant backs the project as delays push open timing and budget concerns. Final testing at NADS is expected by late summer with no date set.
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