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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1997
Page
6
Iowa's new drunken driving measure imposes harsher sentences for OWI deaths with up to 25 years in prison and bans deferred sentences for repeat offenders. It tightens fines, license revocation, and ignition interlocks, while adding mandatory evaluations and education. critics warn penalties risk criminalizing poverty.
The Boston Globe highlighted Petermeier's shingles project amid worries over landfill waste. Iowa sends 130000 tons of shingles to landfills yearly and 7850 miles of unpaved roads could benefit from a road shingle mix, with cost savings projected at 20 to 25 dollars per ton. By 2000 an Iowa mandate will cut landfill intake by 50 percent, boosting county revenue while trimming road dust-control costs for farmers.
Community notes list bingo venues at Meskwaki Casino in the morning and Cedar Rapids Boxing Club with doors at 4 30 and address 1155 Grand Ave Marion. Also mentions design firm Schumacher Carpets, Marion internists, Flanagan's chicken fried steak, fur storage, Hawkeye Downs bingo, Kings and Queens Coaches to Tama, preschool and daycare ads, St Luke's Nutrition Center Optifast program, and a lengthy feature on Petermeier's road dust control with shingles and asbestos testing, DOT and DNR involvement, and future plans.
New laws set fines up to 100 for under 18 to use or possess tobacco and up to 250 for 18 to 20 for repeat alcohol purchases. Adults face tougher penalties for underage alcohol provision with up to 500 fines and possible jail time if linked to injury or death. The package also expands penalties for meth and amphetamine offenses, creates runaway treatment options, adds date-rape drug penalties, and lifts some vehicle and employment rules.
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