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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1998
Page
1
Participants in a week long program in Washington Iowa performed skits showing what they learned. Ramblin JB reports details. Broderbund Software Inc the parent of Hia watha software is being acquired by The Learning Co. Details 4D.
Stainless steel clad super premium gas grills offer greater versatility than older models. Accent, 2C.
Developers of a shopping center at Boyson Road and C Avenue NE in Cedar Rapids broke ground Monday for a project named Village One. A study task force will examine roadblocks for students with learning disabilities. Linn-Mar beat Solon 1-0 and Cedar Rapids Washington beat Regis 3-1 while Jefferson defeated Kennedy 3-1.
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival outlines fireworks races food music and parades as part of the 1998 celebration. A special Gazette section profiles organizers and provides a complete activities schedule for the festival week.
Linn County voters decide today whether to approve a 1 percent local option sales tax for five years. Polls open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in most areas, with some communities voting until 8 p.m. Separate counts within adjoining boundaries. Bertram not voting.
The Linn County local option sales tax proposal is up for a vote with Rapids Hiawatha Marion Robins voting as a block and Lisbon Mount Vernon totals combined. A simple majority is needed for passage. Pro and anti camps urge turnout. observers note supporters cross age and area lines.
Gov. Terry Branstad says flood damage to crops homes and businesses could exceed 100 million. FEMA and state officials assess losses in 11 counties with disaster declarations and a Crop Conditions Task Force meets at the Capitol to plan aid and insurance options.
The Congressional Budget Office is drafting a new forecast that shows a slightly larger surplus but not enough to support a major tax cut for lawmakers. Officials say there will be no sea change beyond earlier projections, despite GOP push for up to 100 billion in cuts over five years.
The Supreme Court ruled that school districts cannot be held liable for damages in student sexual abuse cases unless officials knew of the abuse and failed to stop it. The 5-4 decision shields most schools and colleges from such lawsuits, rejecting a broad duty to pay despite no policies or complaint mechanisms. Justice O'Connor wrote the majority opinion. dissenters criticized the ruling as protecting the school district’s purse.
The Florida Panhandle and north central regions face a historic drought fueled wildfire crisis. Since Memorial Day fires have scorched over 80 000 acres across 40 counties from Lake Okeechobee to the Panhandle, destroying 100 plus homes and causing at least 17 injuries and one heart attack death.
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