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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2009
Page
9
Grassley warns exemption to 500000 remains difficult as Senate Finance Committee and House Democrats clash over a government funded public option. Moderate concessions aim to curb cost rise while promising 95 percent coverage and offsets through taxes and Medicare savings.
Senator Grassley defended his Senate Judiciary Committee vote against recommending Sonia Sotomayor, citing concerns about judicial activism and gun ownership. He said timing of issues differs from health care reform scrutiny and recalled regretting his Souter confirmation.
In southwest Cedar Rapids residents discuss shelter needs as Four Oaks shelters sit in Iowa City and Independence with Linn County lacking beds. Linn County Youth Shelter head Jeff Werning notes 11 daily youths pre flood, Foundation 2 about eight or nine, urging openings for emergencies. Brittany Shanklin recalls being 16 when her Cen ter Point home was deemed unsafe and she found refuge at the shelter. She later found a foster family and now studies math and computer science at Mount Mercy College.
In fiscal 2009 Department of Defense funds support a project on magnetism in electronic devices with potential for low power computers. Investigator Flatte notes energy reductions of 10 to 100 percent could greatly cut usage. External funding totals 429.5 million with 281 million from federal sources, led by NIH and DHHS. Carver College of Medicine receives 212.5 million, Public Health 47.4 million, Liberal Arts 42.1 million.
A 30 year old man died after being sucked under a Cedar River roller dam near Old River Road in Cedar Rapids while riding a Jet Ski with a 36 year old woman. Firefighters recovered the body and an autopsy will be performed. Names pending family notification.
Investigators probe suspicious blaze that destroyed two semi trucks at Heacock Trucking site on Highway 52 north of Durango. Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office reports total loss about 60 thousand dollars. One truck registered to Eugene Peterson of Dubuque, the other to Heacock Trucking.
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