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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2003
Page
2
U S military launches its largest postwar offensive in Afghanistan sending 2000 soldiers into a lawless area to quell a surge of attacks. The action follows other wartime developments and reports of casualties.
Iowa City leaders plan a 27 million dollar, 14 story Plaza Towers at lot 64 1a with a groundbreaking ceremony today. The project signals revitalization of downtown and features a prominent urban development effort in the city.
Iowa football fans faced a sellout for the January 1 Outback Bowl in Tampa with No. 13 Iowa meeting No. 17 Florida. Hayden Fry, longtime Hawkeyes coach, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in New York today. Natural gas futures jumped to a nine month high amid a 40 percent week surges due to cold weather. Duane Arnold Energy Center resumes full service after condenser repairs.
The Gazette of Cedar Rapids lists subscription options including carrier and motor route rates, Morning Editions and Sunday packages, and 52 week mail prices. Contact numbers for subscription service and the general office are provided. It notes AP republication rights and posts the newspaper’s mailing address.
A reader directory page lists contact numbers for general news and circulation in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. It includes area codes 319 and toll free lines and a reference to GazetteOnline.com for emails and the full directory.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It asks readers to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Ingleside Drive or at nearby recycling locations.
Kathleen Parker argues the B C strip by Johnny Hart provoked Muslim and academic outrage by readers who read SLAM between frames as a veiled attack on Islam. She notes Hart denies anti Islam intent while critics claim the humor reveals cultural sensitivity battles.
CDC officials report surge in severe flu among children with hospital overload from Texas to California. A new drug resistant staph infection is complicating treatment and has coincided with several child deaths. Doctors warn pneumonia kidney and heart damage are rising, with some cases requiring heart lung bypass to keep patients alive. The flu remains a leading cause of death for children under five.
FDA orders require bar coded pills in hospitals by February to match patient wristbands and charts with scanners. The program aims to prevent up to 7,000 annual hospital deaths from medication errors and reduce transfusion mix ups with barcode links. Dr. Gerald Sandler cites tragic risks in blood transfusions.
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