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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 2002
Page
1
Jeff Ellerby of Marion adds a third national driving championship to his honors. The report notes Ellerby’s continued success and hardware collection as he tops the field in this event.
Anne O Neil, a former prep star in Cedar Rapids, has recovered from a knee injury and is set to join the Iowa State University women's basketball squad. The note appears among other briefs including a plant seeking tax incentives and a gun lock distribution program.
Polk County and federal prosecutors drop their investigation into a clandestine recording tied to Rep. Greg Ganske’s Senate campaign. The decision, announced Monday, is described by the Harkin campaign as closing the issue.
The state and federal prosecutors conclude no laws were violated. The tape recorder owner was invited and within rights to document the meeting. The Harkin and Ganske campaigns trade barbs amid ongoing partisan tension as possible questions about ethics linger.
Eastern Iowa districts along the Cedar Rapids to Iowa City corridor show enrollment increases in Linn and Johnson counties while statewide K12 enrollment is projected to fall about 1 percent. Marion Superintendent William Jacobson notes growth confined to the Des Moines Cedar Rapids area with rural districts facing viability challenges and funding losses as 60 percent of Eastern Iowa districts report declines.
Cedar Rapids Linn County supervisors back seven mile Highway 100 extension from Edgewood Road to Highway 30 pending environmental work at Rock Island Nature Preserve. The measure, approved unanimously, notes protection for threatened species like Byssus skipper butterfly ornate box turtle and Blandings turtle. Supervisor Jim Houser says environmental issues must be resolved before construction proceeds.
A giant icy body about 800 miles across was detected roughly a billion miles beyond Pluto. Named Quaoar, it orbits the sun every 288 years and is about half Pluto’s size, prompting questions about planetary status.
President Bush labeled Saddam Hussein a murderous tyrant and warned of possible biological, chemical, and nuclear threats from Iraq. He urged Congress to approve war powers as the nation faces the risk of a mushroom cloud and vows to act if Saddam does not disarm.
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