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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2008
Page
9
Jefferson High School administrators alerted Cedar Rapids police Friday after text rumors of a campus riot. Principal Charles McDonnell said students reported threats of a fight between white and African American students with baseball bats, but nothing was found to confirm the claims.
The Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center will reopen Monday after a water pipe break flooded restrooms on multiple floors. A worker capped a pipe in a second floor restroom, causing water to spill. walls nearby also took on water during renovations, center coordinator Linda Kopping said.
Julie Palmer Nelson of Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore commends Hiawatha City Council for salvaging items from the old community building. The project yielded 2.17 tons of material including sinks cabinets mirrors bulbs and more with an estimated value of 2166.
The Gazette seeks summer event listings for Explore 2008 the annual Eastern Iowa fun guide. Submit material by March 81 to The Gazette Explore Linda Cruise P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 0511. Fax number and email provided plus online submission link.
Dorotea Orgovanyi, premature daughter of Janet and Gabor Orgovanyi of Fairfield, was born during the Dec 11 ice storm and discharged about 14 weeks later. Neonatologists Dr. Michael Acarregui and Dr. John Dagle traveled 50 miles to deliver care, drawing international attention for their ice‑storm journey.
A six member Iowa search committee in Des Moines aims to hire a new superintendent for the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton by July 1. The role will oversee the school and a new statewide blind services system to cut duplication and boost efficiency for about 450 students. The effort is a collaboration among the Department of Education, local Area Education Agencies, and the Department for the Blind.
Area ministers defended Obama's decision to stay with his Chicago pastor amid racially charged sermons. They urged context and reconciliation over public condemnation, noting Wright stepped down from Obama's advisory panel after tapes sparked debate.
A reader discusses whether law enforcement can charge and convict a drunken driver even if the stop lacked reasonable suspicion. The Iowa case reexamines a Hardin County stop for an unlit license plate leading to a drunk driving conviction later overturned on suppression grounds.
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