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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 2005
Page
19
KCRG TV9 meteorologists note spring begins at 6 34 A M Central Standard Time. Cedar Rapids can expect a 43 degree high while Decorah tops at 33. Daylight saving time starts at 2 00 A M on April 3 with clocks set ahead one hour.
Mount Vernon Board chose Kleiman Construction of Cedar Rapids as general contractor for the district's new high school. The lowest bidder won over three others, with the total cost $10.7 million including alternates. Groundbreaking set for April 16. building to open in August 2006 west of the current high school. The project is funded by an $8.9 million bond approved in March 2004 with private donor support.
Iowa City ACT Inc introduces an online library of rental videos DVDs and CD ROMs for home schooled children. The service targets the expanding home schooling market which rose from 850000 students in 1999 to 2100000 in 2003. Annual membership costs 25 dollars with about 5 dollars per program and free shipping.
Readers are urged to call the newsroom with tips for stories and photos using three listed numbers. The tips line aims to gather local information and visual material for potential feature coverage.
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission published ten riverboat gambling license proposals. Entries include Black Hawk County Cedar Landing Casino in Waterloo with 116 million, Black Hawk County 118 million casino hotel south Waterloo, Greyhound Park and Casino 45 million near Waterloo, Landmark Gaming 67 million near Hampton, Wild Rose Emmetsburg 20 million, Northwest Iowa Gaming Co. 35 million in Emmetsburg, Wild Rose Ottumwa 24 million, Washington County Casino Resort 107 million near Riverside, Mineral City Hotel & Casino 50 million in Fort Dodge, and Diamond Jo Worth 40 million near the Minnesota border.
James Q. Lynch reports Washington County leaders including Powerball winner Brown form six other investors to back a $600000 stake each for a rural casino resort. The Iowa Gaming Commission will review ten license applications with hearings March 22 23 and site visits in May before deciding license recipients.
The column discusses installing automatic cameras at intersections to catch red light runners, noting potential benefits like reduced accidents and revenue, while acknowledging privacy, enforcement, and traffic-flow concerns. It cites Davenport’s experience, halo effect, and the need for careful monitoring before wide adoption.
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