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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2004
Page
2
Pope John Paul II celebrated Easter Mass and urged world leaders to resolve conflicts in Iraq, the Palestinian territories, and Africa as Christians observed the holiest day of the church calendar. Public attention focused on global peace efforts amid regional tensions.
United States actions in Fallujah and southern Iraq draw political heat from Iraqi partners while insurgent and militia confrontations persist. Other briefs note 2133rd Soldiers Home in Muscatine and 12 U.S. deaths plus an Apache downed in Baghdad.
The Gazette published daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription rates for carrier motor route and mail editions including Morning and Sunday issues. It lists contact numbers for subscription services and the paper’s general office.
Cedar Rapids and To wa City area codes listed with several phone numbers and a note for a complete company directory and email addresses at GazetteOnline com.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby locations.
The Gazette outlines a year of changes including a new design, expanded Community section, and intensified investigative reporting focused on Johnson Linn and nearby counties. It notes progress with subscriptions and ads while inviting reader feedback on further improvements.
The Gazette offers its staff photographs from landscapes to sports for sale through Gazett online photo store in partnership with Pictopia. Prints range from 8 by 10 to 20 by 30 inches. The paper notes continued sale of daily news and sports reprints and recalls staffers Carl Kane and Carter Pitts, plus Iowa scholarships from the Iowa Newspaper Foundation.
Vice President Dick Cheney meets Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo amid new violence and Japanese civilian hostages in Iraq. He urges Japan to press ahead with doubling noncombat forces as captors’ threats loom. Both leaders avoid questions on the crisis.
A large study finds regular aspirin use associates with a 15 percent lower risk of prostate cancer and two or more daily pills with a 20 percent decrease. Experts note the reduction is modest but notable given disease burden.
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