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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2001
Page
9
The City Council approved a $6.8 million 2002 budget with an 8 cent per $1,000 levy hike to about 10.93. The 0.75 percent rise funds higher debt service. A $100,000 home would pay roughly $614 in city taxes, about $19.83 more than this year after a brief public hearing.
Cedar Rapids resident George Halfhill and his stepson returned to their stepson's apartment at 1507 Second Ave SE early Wednesday to confront a burglar. The intruder struck Halfhill with a hammer and fled. a chase ensued but he escaped. Halfhill, 35, was treated for minor injuries and released from St Luke's Hospital.
Monticello woman Jennifer Arduser, 50, pleaded guilty to first-degree theft in Linn County District Court for stealing 12,575 from Sears at Lindale Mall during a year. She altered gift certificates for cash, repaid through 401k and profit sharing, and received two years probation with deferred judgment.
St Paul Lutheran Church in Luzerne plans a Sunday meeting at 9 a.m. in the Luzerne Fire Station after services to decide on a new church building. The 161-member congregation must have at least 82 votes present to proceed. Founded 1859, it was the community’s sole church and mother church for nearby Lutheran synods.
Gov. Tom Vilsack warned a GOP plan to shave 25 million from Iowa state spending over 30 months will worsen chaos. The House passed a de-appropriations bill 56 to 43, with 1 absent, exempting schools and some programs from cuts. Republicans say more cuts could come after the Revenue Estimating Conference. Democrats warn dire consequences including possible effects on special needs and safety.
More than 270 K-8 students from 18 Eastern Iowa districts competed at the Invent Iowa 2001 regional at the U S Cellular Center. Winners in fourth through eighth grades advance to the state event in Ames. Notable entries include Baby-B-Safe Computer Shield from Cedar Rapids fourth graders Joseph Hanigan and Bond Harman, Boot Drier Warmer by Ryan Grant, and a Braille version of Hangman by Ellen Hatala.
Coretta Scott King spoke to about 1 500 people at the University of Iowa urging organized nonviolence as the powerful tool for oppressed groups. She linked to the Civil Rights era and recalled meeting Martin Luther King Jr in Boston in the 1950s.
Eight month old Aiden Michael Rush in Los Angeles receives a portion of his paternal grandmother's liver in a breakthrough bloodless transplant. The family plans care coordination and ongoing daily checkups as Aiden recovers at home. Donations are being sought to cover medical and travel costs. The Rush family, Jehovah's Witnesses, chose USC surgeons who offered the procedure without blood transfusions.
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