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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 2001
Page
2
A critical essay argues that modern Americans prioritize cosmetics and cosmetic wellness over mortality, noting seven billion in yearly sales, the rise of beauty professionals, and cultural denial of aging. It contrasts past natural death with today’s hospital deaths and funeral culture, flagging societal decay in pursuit of youth.
Beijing denounces a State Department travel warning for Chinese-born Americans as irresponsible. The same day reports say Wu Jianmin, a U.S. citizen, was detained on suspicion of espionage related to The Tiananmen Papers, signaling a broader anti-espionage crackdown and detentions of those with foreign ties.
A Stamford judge ruled there is enough evidence to try Michael Skakel for the 1975 Greenwich murder of 15 year old Martha Moxley. Key testimony includes two witnesses claiming Skakel confessed, though one admitted heroin use casting doubt on credibility.
The Gazette highlights using soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture and invites readers to recycle at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at nearby locations.
Federal Judge Charles Pannell barred publication of Alice Randall's The Wind Done Gone as an unauthorized sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind. He called the work a retelling from a new point of view that copies characters and settings, despite Randall's claim of political parody. The publisher Houghton Mifflin plans an appeal.
The Iowa City Gazette issues a correction for a Thursday article that omitted the word not in a quote by Kristie Doser from Take Back The Night. The piece also notes Cedar Rapids Cedar River flooding history with a 1929 date error and outlines the newspaper’s correction policy.
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