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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2003
Page
1
The House narrowly endorses private school vouchers for poor District of Columbia students signaling a federally funded program. Senate consideration follows as city budget debates loom, reviving a long stalled plan after Clinton veto threats in 1997.
Mary and Larry Turner helped release monarch butterflies as part of a 9 year study by the University of Kansas Entomology Program Monarch Watch. The couple joined hundreds of nature lovers who tag the monarchs with pencil eraser sized labels to aid migration tracking during a recent event in Edar Rapids.
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids organizers and vendors assess the Taste of Cedar Rapids after a lighter turnout. Board member Jamie Licko questions the festival’s nonprofit risk and potential changes while critics note higher admission and rain dampened attendance. Kristeena Opfer notes substantial ticket price backlash after five years.
The New York Fed study led by Erica Groshen and Simon Potter finds 2.7 million job losses since 2001 stem from permanent economic shifts and won’t rebound quickly. Labor Department reports show rising productivity while work hours fall, with 93,000 U.S. jobs cut in August.
Cedar Rapids shed about 5,900 jobs in 2002, due mainly to layoffs at GC Services, Rockwell Collins Square, and MCI WorldCom. Productivity rose 6.8 percent in the April-June quarter, as the economy expands slowly and automation increases despite a slow recovery.
University of Iowa police say they will not fund off duty officers to direct traffic on game days. Four major intersections including Highway 1 and Sunset Street may experience jams. Chief R J Winkelhake says it is unfair for homeowners to cover traffic management costs. The department allows off duty officers to work sites if the business pays overtime.
Iowa City police will not direct traffic at Sunset Street with Benton Street and Sunset Street with Highway 1, Governor at Dodge Street, and Prairie du Chien Road at Dodge Street during seven home games. The city spends about $5,000 yearly for staffing and reports no unusual traffic issues after last weekend’s Miami game.
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