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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1997
Page
9
Cornell College hosts a Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display on its Mount Vernon campus through 4 p.m. Tuesday in The Commons. Eight panels are shown to mark National AIDS Awareness Month, including a Goedken family panel honoring eight relatives lost to the disease.
Incumbent Bob Ebeling 55 and former councilwoman Mary Lou Pazour 60 face off for an at large Marion City Council seat in a rematch of the 1993 race. Pazour cites turnout and tax concerns while Ebeling focuses on a stronger tax base and the Marion bypass.
Pazour cites ignored petitions during Marion bypass rezoning as she runs for Ward 3 against Washburn and Nieland. Hydak seeks a third term in Ward 2 unopposed, Foster also unopposed for parks board. Council seats elected citywide despite ward designations.
Linn County officials plan a speed study on Old River Road to assess quarry truck traffic onto Highway 30. Residents report dangerous pounding of the road, risk to children, and debate a possible embargo to bar heavy quarry trucks while allowing school buses.
Marion voters head to the polls for Ward 4 as candidates Dan Washburn and John Nieland push efficiency gains and an industrial park to curb taxes. Both favor prudent use of tax increment financing and emphasize public service and collaboration with schools and business groups. Mary Lou Pazour contests Bob Ebeling for an at large seat.
A parcel of personal data lists multiple individuals with addresses and family, including a 44 year old senior pricing analyst at Rockwell with a wife Deb and children Andy and Leah, and a 57 year old Army officer with spouses Louise and children David Ben Susan from various cities.
Sister Jamie Phelps of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago will discuss the churchs response to sexism racism and classism at Mount Mercy Colleges Aquinas Lecture. The free talk starts 730 p m Thursday in Cherry Heritage Hall and welcomes the public.
British singer songwriter Tom Robinson performs at CSPS in an intimate show blending wit and romance with social commentary. Freelance reviewer David Evans promises a full Gazette review in Thursday edition.
Readers respond to a CITYLINE prompt on whether college education should prioritize learning how to learn over knowing the right answer. The poll is non-scientific with 2,826 responses and shows Lightfoot leading Pate 2,781 to 45.
Online talk forum Your Two Cents at www.fylowa.com hosts discussions on Linn County trash disposal options whether to build a landfill or ship waste elsewhere. Other debates question feasible positive campaigns for governor and whether drunken driving should be addressed at federal or state level.
A roundup of Halloween activities and city meetings on October 29 1997 across Linn and neighboring counties. Listings include Haunted Castle scenes North Liberty Cedar Rapids Oelwein and Independence Jaycees events plus library story times and recycling updates.
Birth notices from Mercy and St. Luke's list multiple infants born to families in Cedar Rapids area with dates October 24 to October 28 and include names and addresses of parents. The Log notes information is gathered from public safety agencies in Eastern Iowa. Drunken driving charges list five individuals with ages and arrest locations in Marion Hiawatha Springville and Cedar Rapids area.
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