24 May 2001
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2001
Page
1
Youth Plus reports Meskwaki teens spread history and culture while the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library hosts an exhibit featuring Czech and Slovak descendants who influenced 20th century popular culture.
Former Iowa women’s basketball coach Angie Lee, 1996 AP coach of the year, is hired as Virginia Tech top assistant. The report notes a tough UCLA matchup and the Iowa softball team aiming for a strong World Series return. A new Vilsack signing ties to teacher performance rewards in education reform.
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Sen. Tom Harkin nears Agriculture Committee chair while Sen. Chuck Grassley nears Finance chair after the Senate passes a 1.35 trillion tax cut. The shift hinges on Sen. James Jeffords possible party switch to independent or Democrat.
Jeffords poised to back Democrats shifting control of a 50 50 Senate in Vermont. The move would curb Bush agenda by giving Democrats authority over floor action and committee outcomes in key tax Medicare and Social Security issues. Grassley and Baucus note bipartisanship as essential for nominations.
After floods life returns to normal as McGregor Beer and Bratz Garden workers Tom Tanner and Laura Chappel pull a chain from the Mississippi River bottom. Ray Sporleder, owner of the McGregor restaurant and marina, prepares to attach a plastic jug to the chain to keep it afloat. The chain is raised each spring to hold docks in place after winter. Dock installation was delayed by high water.
Abel Island residents Burt and Carolyn Moen recount 32 days in a motor home during the Mississippi flood. Water filled first floors to 4% feet as whitecaps battered the home and firewood broke free. They sought federal disaster aid along with more than 700 Iowans after weeks of damage and cleanup plans begin.
The Hatcher descendants from Iowa City Blue Grass Muscatine and Washington DC attend the refurbished 1905 triceratops exhibit named Hatcher at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. The 17 foot long 8 foot tall skeleton was re posed after conservation and 3-D imaging.
The Iowa Court of Appeals rejected Andrew Dean Skola's bid to require pre seizure surveillance of discarded garbage. Police found marijuana remnants in a street side bag leading to a warrant and a conviction for second degree theft and possession with intent to deliver. Skola faced up to five years on each count with sentences concurrent, plus a $1000 fine and 180 day license suspension.
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