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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2012
Page
2
A small plane ran out of gas and landed in a soybean field west of Elkhart Iowa just before noon Sunday. The pilot was uninjured and no passengers were aboard. The Polk County Sheriffs Office reported the incident to the Federal Aviation Administration.
A 26 year old Iowa raccoon hunter Pres ton Luft was found dead near the Iowa River in a densely wooded area after going missing during a hunting competition. Luft was last seen around 2 am Saturday when he went to retrieve a dog.
Sunday picks for Iowa Illinois include Pick 3 Midday 7 3 5 and Evening 9 2 5. Pick 4 Midday 2 2 2 5 Evening 8 4 3 7. Saturday Powerball 19 30 48 53 55 with Powerball 18 and jackpot 1814 million. Illinois Lucky Day Lotto 5 13 15 24 38. Hot Lotto 3 9 28 31 33 with hot ball 10. Wednesday jackpot 212 million.
The Gazette spotlights ongoing pro and college action with scores, standings, and key plays. Readers enjoy quick recaps, player spotlights, and upcoming fixtures across football basketball and baseball.
Sen. Tom Harkin briefs Iowa audiences on a private retirement plan titled the USA Retirement Fund. He aims to guarantee retirees a annual annuity and argues many Americans lack retirement readiness due to shrinking private pensions. Meetings are scheduled in Des Moines and Mason City to discuss the proposal.
Senator Harkin discusses a retirement crisis with a looming 6.6 trillion gap and low private sector pension coverage. He proposes Social Security improvements and a universal portable pension, akin to a defined benefit plan with no employer contributions, invested in long-term projects. Contact via James Lynch at 319 398 8375.
Instructions for submitting events to The Gazette calendar include contact options by website email or mail address. Items are due 10 days before publication and readers may view today's listings at the newspaper website.
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa lists publication info since 1883, with addresses, postage paid status, and subscription rates for in state, out of state, and motor route delivery. It provides contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries and notes AP republication rights.
The notice lists contact lines for general news and tips in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. It includes numbers for Pea Fetaties and toll free lines, plus circulation contacts and a TIP LINE for reader tips.
The Gazette reinforces its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Dr. SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Noelridge Park Farmers Market runs 4 to 6 p.m. in the Noelridge Park Greenhouse parking lot at Council Street and Collins Road NE Cedar Rapids. Coralville Farmers Market operates 5 to 7 p.m. at the Coralville Community Aquatic Center 1513 Seventh St.
Public meetings list a 9 a.m. work session of the Linn County Board of Supervisors at the Jean Oxley Public Service Center Cedar Rapids. Ely and Robins city councils meet at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively at their City Halls.
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