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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 2000
Page
2
In April and May, Iowa City physician Chuck Huss plans to climb Mount Everest becoming the first Iowan to reach the summit. Gazette Communications sponsors Huss on the Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 and features Everest Watch to inform readers about Huss and mountaineering.
The Gazette will provide ongoing coverage of the Everest 2000 expedition led by Huss with base camp reports and summit updates. A dedicated online archive, photo tour, audio clips, and a first person journal by Dan Geiser begin April, plus links to related sites and forums for climbers.
Chuck Huss leads Eastern Iowans on an armchair expedition from Kathmandu to base camp and up Everest showing slides from the Everest Environmental Expedition 98. He recalls reaching within 1 500 feet of the summit and discusses a 2000 cleanup goal plus his upcoming climb. The free talk starts at 7 p.m. in Beems Auditorium at the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
Chuck Huss answers a question about his 1998 Mount Everest ascent. He describes a dangerous fall during descent from summit day, striking rock and losing sunglasses, radio, water bottle, and oxygen equipment. He continued to high camp limping, nearly blind from bright light, after a strenuous journey.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman William Roth says the earnings cap on Social Security benefits keeps older workers from filling labor shortages. He argues repeal would raise living standards for seniors and all Americans as the Senate plans a vote next week and Clinton is expected to sign.
Column reflects on stopping aggressive driving as a standalone offense. It notes a bill by Sen. Mary Lundby failing in committee, outlining proposed penalties and urging better driver communication. The piece juggles anecdotes and proposed signals to reduce misunderstandings on the road.
President Clinton proposed creating a regional heating oil reserve for the Northeast and urged Congress to authorize the existing Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He warned there is no overnight solution to surging gasoline and oil prices, while calling for tax credits for fuel-saving cars and increased domestic oil production.
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