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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2000
Page
10
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a staged walkout at Jefferson High School sparked by a costume dispute at homecoming and broader grievances. About 15 students on the football field grew to nearly 50 with around 200 signing a petition to meet Principal Robert Tesar about dress code, censorship, and administrative responses.
Sophia r M Rolfus notes that some students may be singled out for who they are not what they wear. Sophomore Zach Meineke says friends have been suspended for clothing, which he disputes. Sophomore Jacob Glynn calls for student input before administration acts, arguing dress preserves individuality.
A Wednesday hearing will discuss voluntary annexation of 38 acres adjacent to the Kruse property. City officials say state law allows annexing up to 20 percent to prevent island parcels and create uniform boundaries, with future rezoning routed via the Planning Commission. Some landowners oppose annexation, notably Velma Pate and family, while groups such as Linn County Conservation Commission and Izaak Walton League raise concerns about orchard damage and runoff. The Izaak Walton League may reconsider if buffers and other issues are addressed, and Ushers Ferry Historical Village requests a 100-foot tree buffer with streets positioned to avoid direct house-facing routes.
PrePass statistics show truckers save about 30 miles in time. The system uses scanners and computers provided at low cost, with trucking companies paying 99 cents per pass. The state bears only installation and administrative fees. Officials cite time and fuel savings and reduced DOT exposure. Contact Nathan Hill.
Cedar Rapids hosts a debate on national sales tax and flat tax led by Steven Hayes and Daniel Mitchell sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley. They argue either plan outperforms the current system with broad fairness, simpler forms, and a large potential reform impact in a strongly Republican climate.
In Hiawatha a candidates forum featured contenders for House District 55 and Senate District 28. Speakers addressed tax policy and schooling issues, highlighting proposed funding changes and education reform goals.
HIAWATHA forum attendees spent about 90 minutes Monday discussing education and proposed state tax plans. Both candidates in the races urged higher teacher salaries to strengthen education and advocated caution with any tax cuts due to falling state revenue. The event, hosted by the League of Women Voters Cedar Rapids-Marion, drew about 25 participants.
In House District 55 Democrat Shawn Gallagher of Cedar Rapids and Republican incumbent Chuck Larson of Cedar Rapids spar over teacher pay and district affordability. Gallagher backs reform, Larson supports pension and Social Security tax repeal and inflation tied property tax caps. In District 28 Senate, Democrat Gary Hart of Center Junction and Republican Andy McKean of Anamosa push to recruit and retain teachers with incentives while debating tax plans, with Hart opposing full Social Security and pension taxation and McKean urging careful reform and pension tax repeal.
Bernard Clayton of Cedar Rapids urged moving internal affairs to a centralized independent state department. Potter-Hall noted goals include boosting black home ownership and high school graduation, increasing black teachers, and reducing infant mortality and unemployment among Black Iowans. The agenda, due January, goes to the governor, lieutenant governor, and agencies like the NAACP. Comments may be mailed to the Dept. of Human Rights in Des Moines until Nov. 13.
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