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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 2002
Page
9
Lindsay Thomas shares her accident and five day car entrapment on Oprah Winfrey at 4 p.m. on KCRG-TV9. The 2001 North Fayette graduate and Hanger Orthopedic Group employee describes losing both feet and ankles and her recovery near San Francisco.
Cedar Rapids author Rob Merritt and Brooks Brown travel after a Cedar Rapids book signing to tape a CNN interview with Connie Chung in New York. Merritt, 26, graduates Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School in 1994, Brown, 22, is from Colorado and knew Harris and Klebold. The program airs at 7 tonight on CNN.
Dean M. Jensen of Batavia, 46, was killed early Sunday when his vehicle struck a pole at the 155th Street and Highway 70 junction near West Liberty. The Muscatine County Sheriff's Department said the crash occurred shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday.
The City Council approved a noise waiver for Point Builders of Cedar Rapids to pour concrete for the Farmers State Bank addition at 1240 Eighth Ave during late night hours this week until 1 a.m. The firm says daytime work would disrupt traffic.
Three people remained hospitalized last night after a car struck a signpost Sunday on Highway 52 about 15 miles northwest of Dubuque. William Bakey, 33, of Sherrill and Keith Merfeld, 31, of Dubuque were in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City, while Donald Ward, 31, of Dubuque, was in good condition at Finley Hospital in Dubuque. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Department said the crash occurred about 8:20 p.m. two miles south of Holy Cross when the car went out of control. name of driver not released.
The Cedar Rapids Waterloo TV market spent nearly 5 million on political ads in 2002 with 21,863 spots aired across KWWL KCRG and KGAN. Campaign totals may underestimate actual spend, as KFXA was not included in the tally. The run up to the November 5 election saw a surge that crowded out other programming.
City officials consider an ordinance to limit how many animals a household may keep after police captured 33 cats at a former home. Mayor Judy Carter notes concerns about neighbors with large numbers of animals as the town of about 2900 weighs a six cat limit similar to Council Bluffs.
Cedar Rapids attendees reflected on service at Veterans Memorial Coliseum as only a handful under 35 were present among about 400. Pfc Marcus Burns, 26, of Fairfax, home on leave from Fort Campbell, described Afghanistan duty and readiness for Ranger School while noting war concerns in Iraq. Performances by the New Horizons Band and Carl Redondo kept the mood patriotic as Burns eyed his future in the Army.
Wyoming resident Larry Boring found 1915 Cedar Rapids Republican and Des Moines Capitol papers under his 1920 built floor while remodeling. He shares coffee with locals at DJ's Casual Cafe, noting the discovery alters his understanding of the home's age.
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