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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2004
Page
1
Linn County and Cedar Rapids area officials mull a 1 percent local option sales tax to raise about 27 million dollars annually for 10 years for 17 municipalities 11 school districts and Linn County. Plan would allocate roughly 67 percent to districts and 33 percent to municipalities and county.
The proposal would raise funds from about 17 municipalities 11 school districts and Linn County for a state subsidy to balance $575 per pupil shortfalls. A 1 percent Linn County sales tax could yield about $870 per student and a two third share would match the 575 per pupil potential under a school sales tax, per superintendents.
A car lies covered with corn stalks after floodwaters inundated Elkport. Residents await a federal buyout decision to determine the town's future.
The flood watch map notes Cedar Crest lower in C.R. areas and nearby flood events. Campgrounds are closed as floodwaters rise, and officials warn of rising river levels affecting fish populations and local habitats.
In Elkport Iowa residents salvage belongings after a dike breach floods the Clayton County town of 88 people along the Volga and Turkey rivers. IDOT trucks return to haul away debris as heavy items are moved to piles amid mud and stench with power phones and water still out.
U S led coalition halts Najaf operations after Shiite leaders strike deal with a radical cleric ending days of fierce fighting that killed hundreds. Soldiers remain in place as militiamen withdraw or hide, signaling a cautious pause in the volatile southern Iraqi city.
Kathy Cuddeback of rural Washington Iowa battles Lyme disease after a tick bite. She faces seizures and spinal pain while undergoing weekly antibiotics. officials warn more deer ticks abound at campsites this Memorial Day weekend across Iowa.
A special report outlines researchers tackling gaps in climate science with new data models and field studies. It highlights key questions about carbon cycles, feedbacks, and regional impacts, naming leading labs and universities pushing advances.
University of Northern Iowa meteorology expert Alan Czarnetzki says The Day After Tomorrow presents a plausible but exaggerated timeline for climate disaster. He notes global warming could cause rapid shifts, though not in a matter of days as depicted.
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