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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2000
Page
1
Camp Fire Boys and Girls sponsor a letter-writing campaign titled Absolutely Incredible Kid Day. The effort encourages kids to receive handwritten notes and smiles through participation and school involvement.
The National Weather Service forecasts drier conditions in the Midwest with potential rainfall aiding Iowa, while Southern states face harsher drought. Details, 7B.
Swisher native Trent Hynek, a 6 foot 8 Iowa State forward, is the first Cyclone basketball player honored since 1957 and plans to be near his family after graduation as he wrestles in the NCAA tournament.
Area businesses at The Eastern Iowa Airport push to cut flight costs and boost departures. They announce plans to hire assistance and seek cooperative steps to reduce airfares and improve service.
Andrea Politte of Anamosa serves as master designer and helps stars look their best at the Grammy Awards for the second year in a row. She attributes her success to faith passion and hard work as reported in Accent/Fashion in Wednesday's Gazette.
Iowa lawmakers press toward a Friday funnel deadline as non money bills must clear a chamber and a committee to stay viable for the 2000 session. GOP leaders say top priorities have cleared, but some bills including drug testing for welfare recipients and lower drunken driving limits may die.
Pam Krug naturalist monitors a burn led by Pingenot and Rich Patterson burning about seven acres of prairie. The nature center invites all to a burn school on Saturday April 25 at 10 am with history effects fire safety and a sample burn. Call 362-0664 to register.
The Gazette faced Sunday night delays after two of four linked servers failed, crippling the computer system used to prepare and compose pages. Technicians worked overnight to restore service, with an upgrade planned this spring, and the publisher apologized for disruption to readers, carriers, and advertisers.
Iowa farmers show stronger finances than feared with land values stabilizing after two weak years. FSA loan portfolio remains healthy with $242 million in 1999 loans to 2,600 borrowers and better January payments.
A study of postmenopausal women with heart disease found no proof that estrogen hormone replacement lowers heart attack risk or fatty plaque buildup. The result, confirming the HERS findings, challenges decades of belief in estrogen’s cardiovascular protective effect and notes its other risks, including breast cancer.
In Des Moines Monday Newell-Fonda defeated Iowa Mennonite 69 to 58 as 18 year old foreign exchange student Donny Danzer from Munich Germany received crowd support. Danzer lives with the Atlee Yoder family in Kalona during his Iowa Mennonite stay.
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