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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2000
Page
1
Keith Kritz left his prior job a year ago and now buys refurbishes and resells toy farm tractors on eBay. He finds satisfaction in running the small online venture and building a new career from collectibles.
Iowa State University unveils a $14 million project to enlarge Jack Trice Stadium by 7,000 seats. The plan announced for the campus sports complex aims to boost capacity and spectator experience, signaling a major athletic upgrade.
A Cedar Rapids investor purchased the Riverplace Apartments, the city’s sole downtown complex, for 1 325 000. The same issue notes a Senate committee bill aiding uninsured women seeking treatment for breast cancer, moving toward possible change.
Accent 1D highlights a busy weekend in eastern Iowa with art exhibitions bands theater and lively hog wild days. The schedule showcases local venues including galleries stages and community events across multiple towns.
Retired snowbirds drive RVs to Monticello for a summer reunion reversing the usual winter gathering pattern. The event is covered in Friday's Ga zette, highlighting the unlikely midyear migration.
Gazette financial editor John Garland of Naperville and Tony Johnson of Davenport share pain from diesel near 1.44 per gallon on I 80 in eastern Iowa. Johnson drives for K and B Gas and 12B Transportation, uses a company fuel card. Garland is an independent owner operator who pays his own fuel and sold his truck before prices rose.
Garland ponders profitability as he hauls a Chicago to Phoenix load of household goods for North. The narrative hints at fuel costs and drive logistics shaping earnings for independent carriers.
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency eyes northside expansion of the County Home Road site after dropping plans for southwest Cedar Rapids. Engineering shows Site No 2 could gain six years of capacity with an 18 acre expansion. Land is scarce near the site with Linn County land not for sale and county officials stating they will not sell more land.
North and South Korea signed a pact to pursue reconciliation and eventual reunification, agreeing to reunions for separated families and a summit, while avoiding major issues on U.S. troop presence and Pyongyang's nuclear program. Clinton praised the accord as a potential step forward amid Cold War era tensions.
The University of Iowa will offer paid health insurance to gay couples at the UI, after a 5-3 regents vote. The plan, costing an estimated 18 000 to 43 000 dollars yearly, faces potential legal and legislative challenges amid opposition from Regent David Fisher.
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