Minneapolis bridge collapse prompts defunct review and orders
Front page notes a deficient bridge that fell, with Culver ordering immediate review of Iowa bridges. UNI and ISU presidents receive substantial pay boosts as part of the broader university leadership update. Russia reports Arctic submarine mission planting a titanium capsule to claim energy prospects beneath the seabed.
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Iowa tax break boosts school clothes and shoes sales tax holiday
Linn and Johnson counties offer a 6 percent break on school clothes and shoes due to the new 1 percent school infrastructure local-option sales tax, higher than the prior 5 percent. State climatologist Harry Hillaker expects a cooldown after two weeks of above-normal August temperatures. A fragmentary line notes a 4A quarterfinal at the Rogers Sports Complex with limited readable details.
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Linn
Johnson Counties
Harry Hillaker
Detalis
Gazette Online corrections and reader letters notice
The Gazette notes corrections to Cedar Rapids and Tama crash reports, a wrong concert date, a misattributed author position, a wrong first name for Rep. Bruce Braley, and invites reader feedback. It lists phone numbers for corrections.
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Bruce Braley
Dlowa
The Gazette Subscription Rates and Offices Notice
The Gazette announces subscription rates for Morning Editions and Sunday editions with 7 issues weekly, pricing for local and out of state mail delivery, and lists office addresses and contact numbers including Cedar Rapids Iowa headquarters and subscription service lines.
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Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
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Gazette
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Associated Press
Contact numbers and city offices in Gazette listing
A readable listing from the Gazette provides general news contact numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City including tips lines and circulation. It also mentions a toll free number and a directory with email addresses at GazetteOnline.com.
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Gazette Promotes Recycling And Soybean Ink Use
The Gazette commits to a greener future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle papers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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Gettysburg Lessons Still Quiet After 165000 Camped Here
Jacquelyn Mitchard reflects on Gettysburg as a living memorial rather than a theme park. She recalls the 1863 battle, its human cost, and the unity echoed by visitors from diverse places. She questions whether a true national bond can endure beyond wartime divisions.
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Tennessee
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Pickett
Parents weigh China made toys after Mattel recall
New York AP report notes anxious parents like Wendy Schneider-Fisher from New Albany Ohio seek safer options as Mattel recalls 83 Chinese toys due to excessive lead paint affecting 967000 preschool items sold in the US from May through August Many shoppers express willingness to pay more for American made toys and safer products amid widespread concerns about imports and regulation
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Wendy Schneider-Fisher
China
Schneider-Fisher
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Ohio
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Mattel, Inc
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U.S
Allen Mayne
Columbus
Appeals court rules against Katrina victims
A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that Hurricane Katrina victims cannot recover money from their insurance companies for flood damage. The ruling, overturning a lower court, upheld unambiguous policy terms excluding water damage.
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Robert Hartwig
Insurance Information Institute
New York
Carolyn King
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Stanwood Duval Jr
Duval
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