23 Mar 2002
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2002
Page
1
Meg Tierney stars as Kirkwood edges Illinois Central by one point to reach the NJCAA Women’s Division II championship game. Walt Miller opens Auto Lube House Calls in Cedar Rapids offering at home oil changes and maintenance checks.
Iowa State senior Cael Sanderson faces Lehigh sophomore Jon Trenge for his fourth national title. Sanderson’s 158 match winning streak is on the line as the match unfolds today. Governor Vilsack’s proposed tax credits for Iowa graduates appear unlikely to pass this year in the legislature.
The piece discusses Raggedy Ann and the potential induction into the Toy Hall of Fame. It notes ACCENT and suggests renewed public interest in the iconic doll.
Can dy Altorfer complains that Cedar Rapids 95 gallon Yardy carts are too small for her yard waste. She says she called city offices and received unsympathetic responses. Mark Jones of the Solid Waste Department notes other complaints as the city starts yard waste pickups.
Alliant Energy reports residential rate requests at 10.7 percent and industrial rates at 8.0 percent, with an overall average rate increase of 9.6 percent cited as the source details.
Alliant Energy plans a 9.6 percent overall rate increase in Iowa to fund Power Iowa improvements, with a 2.6 percent interim rise this summer. Residential bills would rise about 10.7 percent on average, while industrial rates climb around 8 percent, adding roughly $82 million annually. The company also aims to rebalance rates across its acquired territories in a separate case, a move some consumer groups oppose.
Yard waste collection starts Monday in Cedar Rapids. Residents must use new 95 gallon Yardy carts, with 65 gallon carts for elderly or disabled. Carts emptied on garbage day. extra carts $38 each. Paper sacks not accepted where Yardy carts exist. Leaves cannot be raked into streets this spring. Call 286-5897 with questions.
Each Good Friday St. Donatus Catholic Church becomes a gathering point for a Holy Week pilgrimage. The outdoor Stations of the Cross climbs Calvary Hill, a 140 year old tradition begun in 1861 under Rev. Michael Flammang, drawing up to about 1000 worshippers from across the region.
St Donatus on Highway 52 south of Dubuque hosts a public Stations of the Cross procession at 2 15 p m after a 1 p m church service on Friday Visitors may come any time The brick alcove stations wind along a foot path to a bluff top tour insights from Bonnie Theisen who has long guided parish tours says the outdoor display is the first of its kind in the United States
Former Cedar Rapids mayor Lee Clancey seeks confirmation to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. With 21 Senate Democrats likely to back her but only a handful of GOP votes, she faces uphill odds to reach the 34 votes needed for confirmation. Some GOP members say they won’t vote yes.
The Postal Rate Commission approved a three cent rise to 37 cents for first-class stamps this summer. The move is meant to ease finances but the Postal Service is expected to incur deeper debt despite the cash influx. An unusual consultative process with the post office, bulk mailers and unions highlighted the urgency of the service's financial problems.
The June 30 rate increase aims to provide breathing room for the Postal Service, offering perhaps a year of stable costs for bulk mail customers. The USPS, a $70 billion entity with 900,000 employees and 38,000 branches, was already hemorrhaging money before the anthrax cases, which raised safety costs and highlighted the struggle to grow mail volume to cover expenses.
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