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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2008
Page
2
A Dutch navy gunman stands guard as the cargo ship MV Jumbo Javelin passes near the Gulf of Aden. The Dutch warship De Ruyter escorts the vessel through the region, which has become the world’s top piracy hotspot this year.
Across the Iraq war since March 2003, at least 4,209 U.S. military members have died per Associated Press. Cedar Rapids Johnson Elementary cited for poor outdoor air quality by USA Today analysis, contested by Linn County health officials. Tribune Co files for bankruptcy as media battles online decline. Top Gazette Online items list deer season accidents, a Monticello crash, a carwash blaze, and Iowa GOP censure news.
The Gazette outlines corrections for fee calculations on vehicles, an incorrect Turkey River note, a wrong greenway buyout address on 24th Avenue SE, an incorrect age in a crash obituary, and inflated election turnout figures. It invites reader feedback and provides contact numbers for corrections.
Iowa Lottery draws list Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers for Midday and Evening plus the 100000 game results. The Little Lotto and Lotto numbers are provided along with the 6 of 48 jackpot total of 20.25 million dollars.
The Gazette provides mailing and delivery options with rates for carrier, motor route, and 4 or 52 week subscriptions. Contact numbers for subscription service and the general office are listed, along with post office and mailing address details.
The notice lists general news and circulation contacts for Cedar Rapids Iowa plus a toll free tip line and a complete company directory with email addresses at GazetteOnline.com. It provides phone numbers for newsroom circulation and general inquiries and cites a website for extended contact details.
The Gazette champions future farming by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Dr SW or at nearby locations.
Kathleen Parker discusses the term oogedy boogedy and its use in politics, arguing the issue is less about religion itself and more about how conservatives frame arguments. She cautions against tying policy to scripture and urges reasoned, inclusive debate beyond religious identity.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co‑defendants abandoned vigorous defenses and sought immediate confessions in the death penalty case. The judge delayed pleas while mental competency is reviewed. Ramzi Binalshibh reaffirmed allegiance to Osama bin Laden and urged jihad.
Five Blackwater Worldwide guards face mandatory 30 year terms after prosecutors say unprovoked gunfire and grenades killed 14 Iraqis and wounded dozens on a Baghdad street in 2007. The Justice Department calls it a shocking human rights violation as defendants plead not guilty.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen James Conway says defense leaders favor moving a substantial Marine contingent to Afghanistan starting next spring while cutting Marines’ Western Iraq presence. Training for Afghanistan is already blending into Iraq preparations. He has discussed with Defense Secretary Gates and believes he would not object to a strategic shift in focus.
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