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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2006
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup moves after 18 years on First Avenue to Park & Ride Lot 44 at Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE. It runs June 22 to 25 with Freedom Festival backing a June 24 Country Concert Night featuring a top act.
Steven Bradford, 22, of 3731 12th Ave. SW, faces a new federal charge alleging he distributed heroin on June 10, 2004, to a person named JH whose death followed. He is set for an initial appearance Tuesday. Bradford already faces 5 to 40 years for a December guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute heroin in Cedar Rapids.
Eric Nurnberg president of IAFF Local 610 urged City Council to add three firefighters and fund a fourth fire station as calls rise with city growth. The request was not included in the proposed $46.9 million 2007 budget, which the council considers final before July 1.
The Marion Independent School Board gave first reading to a policy raising graduation requirements. Freshmen entering fall must complete six math and six science courses, totaling 15.5 required credits. Elective credits drop to 12.5.
The Technology Corridor stretches beyond a concrete strip, spanning Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Hiawatha, Marion, and Vinton, with Priority One holding its trademark. Leaders stress the corridor reflects an economy, arts, education, and labor shed, not a simple highway run.
Governor Tom Vilsack used a National Press Club speech to critique President Bush and call for bipartisan leadership. He urged governors to balance budgets and solve problems with a shared vision and community spirit while avoiding partisan games. He suggested he might be a 2008 presidential candidate.
Day has arrived for Holly exhibit as Belle Plaine Area Museum showcases Buddy Holly legacy. Three autographs, album covers and photos, a commemorative guitar, the 1955 Pontiac tied to the Crickets, and radio and CD replays highlight the exhibit.
Cedar Rapids residents explored how appearance shapes opportunity in a Cedar Rapids Public Library panel on beauty and its social impact. Author Barbara Robinette Moss shared how cosmetic surgery altered her life while Dr. Grant Hamilton and Mark Andrejevic weighed the limits of changing appearance.
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