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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2003
Page
11
Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids locked classrooms Friday morning as police searched for an adult intruder reported to the school office around 10 a.m. The search found the report unfounded, says Jim Thornton executive administrator of secondary education.
A 9 month old boxer owned by Brooke Owens bit Benjamin Owens 9 Thursday night, breaking his right arm. The dog, current on rabies shots, was euthanized by request of the family and Palo police. Benjamin was treated and listed in fair condition. Firefighters seek a 4.25 percent raise in next year's contract amid wage and health premium changes.
Interstate 80 west will run one lane between Highway 965 and I 380 as workers move traffic from the median to newly rebuilt lanes from 7 p.m. today to noon Sunday. The 965 north entrance ramp to I 80 west reopens Sunday ending the temporary median cut. Short-term lane closures at the interchange continue through early November.
The Powerball drawing carries an estimated 140 million dollars, the eighth largest in game history. The last time it stood at this level was in July when a Pennsylvania couple and a Missouri household split a 261.3 million dollar prize on July 9.
Money magazine lists St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids and Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo as top Midwest hospitals for specific procedures. St. Luke's ranks in the top five in the Great Lakes region for abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment. Doctors Mark Barnett James Levett and Stephen Burke are named among those treating the most patients with the condition.
Drs. Chad Abernathey and Loren Mouw treated the most back and neck injuries at Mercy, underscoring the hospital’s spine surgery quality. Allen Memorial ranked among top regional hospitals on page 68.
Theologian William Taegel argues all religions originate in nature noting Jesus,Buddha,Muhammad linked to natural settings. In Cedar Rapids Indian Creek Nature Center director Rich Patterson sees growing Earth stewardship among churches and faith groups. Prairiewoods Franciscan Center near Hiawatha also hosts nature retreats to deepen spiritual connection.
Katherine Bertini, 53, former director of the U N World Food Programme and 2003 World Food Prize winner, says educating girls is key to ending hunger. She notes women control food in households and cites programs linking education to growth, health, and equality.
Cornell College marks its sesquicentennial with a public art project. Seventy three sponsors decorate large wooden rams displayed on campus and in Mount Vernon during homecoming. Forty two community rams will line storefronts today while thirty one campus rams roam the pedestrian mall.
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