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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 2002
Page
9
A man in the back seat of a Family Dollar employee’s car robbed the woman of the store’s bank bag outside the Cedar Rapids store at 2325 Mount Vernon Road SE around 7 am Monday. He bound her with a card around her neck. she sustained bruises. No complete suspect description.
Craig A. Lande 32 of 1485 Meadowview Dr Marion is charged with first degree arson and assault in a Saturday apartment fire. He was held Monday in Linn County Jail on $20,000 cash bail.
Gov. Tom Vilsack and his wife Christie will no longer fly together in small aircraft after the Wellstone crash that killed Sen. Paul Wellstone his wife and their daughter He plans to attend the memorial and said he will be more cautious about when and how they fly during a taping for an Iowa Public Television candidate profile program.
Gov. Tom Vilsack signed a proclamation on Monday suspending state weight limits for oversize and overweight grain loads for 30 days. He cited a bumper corn harvest and rising fuel costs as reasons to help farmers move grain to market or storage.
Starting today 190th Avenue at the intersection with Highway 151 northeast of Anamosa will be closed for three weeks to reconstruct the connection with 151. The closure is part of a 6.4 mile grading and paving project to expand the highway to four lanes between Anamosa and Monticello.
Cedar Rapids adopts River Run as the branding for a $25 million Vision Iowa funded plan to redevelop the south downtown. The program envisions a year round city market, St Wenceslaus urban square, an extreme sports park, a riverfront amphitheater, and a revitalized Czech Village along both riverbanks. Mayor Paul Pate says River Run captures local history and vitality and aligns with the river at the project's core.
River Run branding captures a city moving toward a shared vision. Dan Baldwin, co-chair of an 80 member Vision Committee, describes River Run as an umbrella label for diverse ideas. He envisions a year round city market and an extreme sports park branded River Run as locals say I’m going to the market at River Run or I’m going to the sports park at River Run.
Democratic incumbent Miller defends a full service office protecting ordinary homeowners. Republican Millage urges focus on law enforcement consumer protection and agency representation. Libertarian Noyes calls for a liberty centric approach with restitution when injured. Debate notes Miller’s Microsoft suit involvement criticized as costly to taxpayers.
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack said a second term with a Democratic majority could push minimum wage increases, 0.08 drunken driving standard changes, and mental health parity. He spoke on WSUI radio and noted redistricting and a high share of new legislators.
In Wednesday's Gazette the Voters Guide presents candidates for federal state and county posts discussing key issues. The feature outlines each candidate's positions and policy priorities, highlighting contrasts and voter concerns across races.
The Clio Club of Hopkinton celebrated its centennial with an afternoon tea at the community center. Forty women wore Victorian and vintage hats while the lone man observed, reflecting a century of social fun and learning since the club was founded on Oct. 25, 1902.
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