Clancey portrait joins Hall of Mayors
City leaders Wednesday unveiled a portrait of former C.R. Mayor Lee Clancey and added it to those of mayors who had come before her. Insurance complaints to Iowa regulators climbed by 700 in 2001, reflecting tougher times with more companies raising premiums. Seneca Wallace is the clear top player for the Cyclones but Lane Danielsen and the ISU receiving corps might take the honors as a unit.
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Area prep sports by the numbers
Complete statistics of top area volleyball players and top area girls cross country times. Gas prices rose about 12 cents per gallon from Tuesday to Wednesday in Cedar Rapids, blamed on war threat and weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Local teens weigh in on designer clothes and style
Local teens discuss why designer labels appeal. They weigh style, status, and comfort as key factors shaping clothing choices. The piece explores how trends, peer influence, and perceived quality drive purchases and self expression among youth.
Tomorrow’s dilemma spans grand exits and fragile healings
A reflective note on moving on from heartbreak, exploring many paths to recovery while acknowledging difficulty. The piece frames emotional renewal as a shared human challenge, urging patience and self guidance amid lingering memories.
Index of sections and topics in the issue
A reader guide listing sections such as Lottery Money Movies Nauka Notebook People Pictures Puzzles Stocks Weather and related page labels. It maps topics to page letters and highlights the issue's structured contents for quick navigation.
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Nauka
Dead migrants found in Iowa grain car probe uncovers illegal rail entry
Eleven victims discovered in a western Iowa grain elevator car died after being trapped for months. Officials say tens of thousands attempt illegal rail crossings aboard freight trains, with 95,000 migrants reported in fiscal year 2001. Autopsies await. investigators seek identities.
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Iowa
Immigrant apprehensions on rails rise then fall in late 1990s
Data from the U S Border Patrol shows migrant apprehensions by rail and total across five fiscal years from 1998 to 2002. Freight train figures range from about 81 thousand to 95 thousand quarterly, while total apprehensions decline from 1.58 million in 1998 to 0.88 million in 2002 as of August.
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Xavier Rios
McAllen
Texas
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United States
U.S. Border Patrol
Kennedy High enrolls 6.8 percent rise to lead Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School shows a 6.8 percent enrollment jump, adding 105 students and moving from the smallest to the largest high school in the district this year. Principal Mary and district officials note the rapid growth restructuring classes and facilities.
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Kennedy sees larger class sizes amid freshman surge
Inside Wilcynski notes Kennedy graduated about 330 seniors last year and welcomed 470 freshmen, 52 more than the prior year. District cutbacks reduced four full-time teaching positions, increasing workloads as teachers do more with fewer resources.
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Kennedy
Nelson defense seeks suppression of emergency call tape
Cedar Rapids attorney for Phyllis Nelson asked a judge to suppress the police emergency call tape made as her husband died. A Linn County jury pool poll shows high name recognition for Nelson, possibly prompting a venue change request. Nelson, 55, is charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of her husband Dr. Richard Nelson at his Cedar Rapids apartment following surgery at St Luke's Hospital.
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Heart jolting devices reach public spaces study shows
An Associated Press report describes auto defibrillators that require no training, showing their potential to save lives in airports malls casinos stadiums schools and homes. The Chicago study marks the first evaluation of untrained bystanders using these devices in real emergencies.
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Chicago
Elgin Council Debates Fire Dept Rift Over Roach Controversy
Mayor Hageman led a special Elgin meeting to resolve a dispute between the Elgin Fire Department and council member Jean Roach. No resolution was reached as the council supported the Fire Department, urged Roach to reconsider resignation, and asked the mayor to seek neighboring cities’ cost estimates for fire coverage.
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Dale Hageman
Elgin Fire Department
Jean Roach
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