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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2008
Page
2
The report notes Linn County jail inmates during an evacuation that raised concerns for public safety while addressing a claim of a $1.2 million quarterly loss. It questions management and urgency of the shutdown.
On the anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse 13 people died and more than 140 were injured during evening rush hour. The memorial featured songs doves tears and hugs before a final moment of silence.
The Gazette is a daily Cedar Rapids Iowa newspaper published at 500 Third Avenue SE with subscriptions by carrier motor route and mail. Rates list weekly and yearly options for local and out of state readers and AP holds rights to local news.
The notice lists contact numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City including phone lines for trust tips and circulation. It directs readers to GazetteOnline.com for the complete company directory and email addresses.
Congress heads into a five week recess after passing a 72.7 billion veterans and base construction bill. Republicans block energy measures to curb oil speculation and offshore drilling limits remain in place as Democrats resist new offshore exploration.
Five NATO soldiers and a civilian were killed in eastern Afghanistan as roadside bombs struck Kunar and Khost provinces. The attack comes as aid groups warn violence is spreading to stable regions and hindering humanitarian work. A separate suicide blast in Nimroz killed three civilians.
Pakistan acknowledged there are probably Taliban sympathizers within the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence though officials deny ISI involvement in the July Kabul embassy attack that killed about 60. U.S. accusations say ISI may have funded or aided Taliban-linked networks led by Jalaluddin Haqqani.
At Owatonna Degner Regional Airport manager Dave Beaver defended the 5500 foot runway as adequate for the Hawker jet involved in a fatal crash that killed eight. Investigators surveyed wreckage and examined witnesses who said the plane landed and went airborne before crashing in a cornfield about 500 feet from the runway edge.
The Gazette pledges commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton located at 901 Ingleside Dr SW and other nearby recycling sites.
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