02 Mar 2002
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2002
Page
1
The Iowa women's basketball team lost to Indiana 78 to 76 in overtime amid controversy over officiating. Indiana edged ahead in the extra period as the game unfolded with tight defense and late drama.
Dustin Clair 18 aims for the Iowa High School Bowling Federation State Championships in Des Moines guided for the first time by his father Steve Clair, after taking over duties in the family relation to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Numbers show McLeodUSA Inc. narrowing the gap toward creditor acceptance of its bankruptcy reorganization plan while still seeking more votes. Cedar Rapids Washington rallied in the second half to defeat Cedar Falls 60 to 48 in a high school basketball game.
Law enforcement officials note the value of female officers and some departments offer signing bonuses to recruit more women. Page 1A.
The page lists sections including Accent Money Advice Movies and more with labeled page numbers and department areas across the issue. It outlines where to find features such as bridge puzzles deaths classified and stocks along with sections for comics religion weather and TV.
Cedar Rapids developers announce Bowman Square a Neighborhood Life style Center with offices and shops on the northwest corner of Boyson Road and C Avenue NE Groundbreaking slated for late April or early May The project includes 51000 square feet across four buildings and an adjacent residential development A conditional use permit will be needed for a convenience store neighbors concerns focus on light pollution and vegetation buffers
In Cedar Rapids shoppers flock to Econofoods East buying bread soup and toilet paper amid predictions of up to 9 inches of snow. Suzanne Bartels, 43, stocks hamburgers and soup for her teens while teens Janette Parker and Brandon Rowray plan Friday night pasta for a school dance. Dr. Russ Collins carts groceries ready for the storm and Elizabeth Rients prepares for a birthday with grandparents arriving before the snow.
Gov. Tom Vilsack reluctantly signed into law two Republican backed measures to trim the budget by 121.7 million dollars and to designate English as Iowa’s official language. He warned the plan avoided a better alternative and urged unity to improve education health care and economic opportunities for Iowans.
Cedar Rapids report says out of town prisoners funded most of Linn County Jail expansion income. From July 1 to Feb 1 the county collected 2.25 million dollars from federal and other Iowa counties for housing their inmates at May’s Island lockup. The 1998 bond financed growth from 244 to 400 beds and renovations. sheriffs officials expect normalcy with the new budget.
President Bush framed pension reforms in Iowa to curb corporate raids on retirement plans and expand worker ownership. He urged quarterly fund reports, early stock sale rights after three years, 30 day blackout notices, and protections for employer provided investment guidance, stressing corporate responsibility.
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