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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2001
Page
1
A historic Holy Home Methodist church has been repurposed into a residence. The conversion preserves the exterior while adapting the interior for living spaces, reflecting local interest in adaptive reuse of religious buildings.
Chloe Howe, 13, wants a pierced belly button, while mother Lonnie Henderson of Cedar Rapids opposes the idea. The eighth grader cites peers and fashion influences including Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as sources of pressure. Henderson calls the media saturation problematic for young girls.
A column contrasts childhood gender norms across generations. It discusses go-go boots and mini-skirts vs belly rings and bare midriffs, noting more television stations and pop icons shaping girls. The piece mentions Jon Benet Ramsey and a fifth-grade lip-sync show as context.
The Gazette highlights social pressures on young girls and dads' influence, with area schools tightening dress codes. A KCRG-TV9 report traces Girl Scouts’ stance and a Monday Accent segment notes health risks from early puberty to STDs in girls as young as ten.
Regents weigh privatizing the University of Iowa Press as sales rise to 866 923 dollars and subsidies hold at 478 214 dollars annually. Two regents urge careful analysis while an outside consultant will audit state universities.
After nine days of bitter debate the U N conference in Durban issued a plan to combat racism and discrimination while voicing regret for slavery and concern for Palestinians The wrap up showed exhaustion and mixed opinions despite reaching a consensus on the plan and its goals
Eight year old Taylor Pfiffner of Marion covers his ears while the Linn-Mar band marches by in the Swamp Fox Festival Parade in Marion. Today’s events include a market and an ice cream social at City Square Park from noon to 4 p.m.
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