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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 2009
Page
2
Fragmentary weather line shows Cedar Rapids with a high of 39 or 40 and a low around 2. The entry hints at a cold, rapidly changing day with mixed high temperatures.
Listings include Islamic Art and Architecture at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, auditions for Wizard of Oz at Englert Theatre, The Phantom at Lindale Mall, and various library and community events. Also noted are St Luke's Adapted Bike Fund grants and a Marilynne Robinson talk at Kirkwood Community College.
Iowa City residents are invited to join a brainstorming session on the initiative corridor plan. City officials encourage participation to discuss ideas and gather community input for future development.
Key dates include Pocahontas and John Rolfe's 1614 Virginia marriage, Washington's first veto in 1792, Anne Sullivan guiding Helen Keller to the word water in 1887, Wilde's 1895 libel loss, the Rosenbergs' 1951 espionage conviction and death sentence, and the 1986 West Berlin discotheque bombing that spurred a U.S. raid on Libya.
The Saturday drawings list Powerball numbers 14 21 50 57 58 with Powerball 7 for a jackpot of 126 million and Power Play of 3. Iowa Lottery numbers show 100000 Cash 14 15 17 19 23 Hot Lotto 1 21 34 35 39 with hotball 13. Also present are Pick 3 7 9 0 and 0 2 3, Pick 4 5 3 6 3 and 5 5 2 4, Hisness Little Lotto 4 7 11 33 34, Lotto 10 16 18 29 37 42 6 01 48 for a 3.75 million jackpot.
The Gazette published in Cedar Rapids Iowa lists delivery and subscription rates, post office box for address changes, and phone numbers for subscription service and general inquiries. It notes AP News dispatches rights and the publication details including address and establishment.
Cedar Rapids contact numbers listed include general news lines for Iowa City and Low City. TIP line and company directory details with email addresses are available at the GazetteOnline site.
The Gazette highlights a commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW and at nearby recycling locations to support local recycling efforts.
The Iowa Supreme Court decision legalizing same sex marriage brought national debate and local impact. Couples from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, including the Varnums and Barbou Roskes, gain lasting legal recognition affecting their family futures. Newsrooms weighed history, policy questions, and personal stakes as readers debated coverage.
Area business owners and residents are urged to RSVP by Tuesday for a planning workshop on April 14 from 7 to 9 30 p.m. at South East Junior High 2501 Bradford Dr. The session will generate ideas on housing parks and trails streets and other issues for the Southeast District Plan. The district is one of 10 in the city bounded by Court Street to the north Highway 6 to the south First Avenue and the Sycamore Mall area to the west and the city limit east of Taft Avenue. For more information call 356-5251 or visit www.icgoy.org/seplan
Cedar Rapids Mount Mercy College sociology professor Mohammad Chaichian will discuss diversity in a 7:30 p.m. talk in Flaherty Community Room Basile Hall. The free event traces tolerance roots in religions and early interSocietal contact and argues modern diversity reflects colonial and globalization driven inequalities. Iowa City The Department of Health and Human Services funds UI with a 241000 grant supporting an international training program for minority students pursuing health sciences research in medically underserved areas including 11 rural Iowa counties.
Cedar Rapids Audit Committee seeks candidates to serve three year terms. Meetings occur at noon at least four times yearly with the board member, district treasurer, accounting manager, and independent auditor. For information contact Barb Protsch at (319) 866-9207 or barbaraprotsch hotmail.com.
The University of Iowa American Indian Student Association revives the UI Powwow as a one day event in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. Doors open at 10 a.m. with grand entries at noon and 7 p.m. Dancers and drum groups from the Midwest compete for more than $14,000 in cash awards across 21 categories. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and seniors, with free admission for UI students.
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