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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1998
Page
11
A city poll invites readers to call CITYLINE and choose category 1111 to answer two questions. Yesterday’s query asked support for allowing counties to hold elections to raise sales tax for school repairs, yielding 104 responses with 13 percent yes and 87 percent no. Today's question asks which government should control big hog lot development: state or county.
A fragment from Your Two Cents online forum at www fylowa com invites readers to discuss White House scandal developments police actions on local murders and the Legislature’s death penalty pursuit. The item frames public debate topics and solicits reader opinions.
Schedule lists morning meetings of the Technical Review Committee Linn County Board of Supervisors and Conservation Board, Cedar Rapids arts commissions, and a joint session. Afternoon events include the Five Seasons Center Commission and Building Board of Appeals. Evening sessions feature Cedar Rapids City Council, Chart the Course public meeting, Hiawatha Library board, Marion planning session, Victorian Fairy Painting gallery tour, University of Iowa music, community drumming, Salt theater, and recycling site hours. Event locations span Administrative Office Building, Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids City Hall, and University of Iowa venues.
Lottery results listed include Daily Millions with Red 16 White 9 Blue 14, and several Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws. Midday and evening numbers are shown for Pick 3 and Pick 4, along with a Jackpot at 1.5 million and additional lines for a $100000 cash game. Numbers are available via CITYLINE or phone lines.
The Log notes births for Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals with several newborns listed by parents and addresses. Public safety updates from The Gazette include assault charges against An Duc Pham and Peter C. Chiarelli and a death ruled a suicide by the Jackson County Medical Examiner for Susan Costello.
Freelance critic Ron Bedford will publish his full assessment of the performance in Thursday’s Gazette. The piece promises detailed analysis and reader insights once released.
Trial underway in federal court at Cedar Rapids as Iowa Eye Center and Dr. John Puk sue 20 area optometrists and others for alleged conspiracy to control referrals and post operative care. The case, filed 1995, could span six weeks with counter claims of slander against Birchansky and others.
Cedar Rapids motivational speaker Carole Harder pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to driving while barred. No sentencing date was set. Harder, 51, was barred from driving for one year after six speeding citations in 1996 and 1997.
Readers responded to a three-day STD series by The Gazette and KCRG TV 9. Comments covered photo sensitivity and the link to treatment, with several callers urging frank coverage while providing local hotlines and health-department numbers for more information.
Cedar Rapids Conference Board approves 1999 budgets for City and Linn County Assessors. City plan splits 1.146 million general fund and 525 thousand appraisal fund with a 24 cent rate. County seeks 485,925 tax ask with 128,000 appraisal fund, rate dropping to 26.2 cents. Hearings set March 5 in City Council chambers. board may only reduce items.
Telecommunications Income Fund IX and X of Cedar Rapids accuses North American Communications Group and others in Linn County District Court of unpaid leases and two loans totaling over 6.7 million. The suit seeks foreclosure on collateral and judgment against NAC if needed.
The Legislature Fiscal Bureau reports February state revenues grew 13.5 percent year over year, adding 160.2 million dollars. Sales tax led gains with a 20 percent jump. tax changes and withholdings trimmed personal income receipts to under 1 percent, keeping a rosy outlook for possible tax cuts of 50 to 90 million as the current year revenue forecast sits at 2.9 percent.
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