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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2004
Page
2
Front page items note Iowa plans to double road maintenance spending while one in eight children lacks health insurance. The state also pushes using low risk prison labor for cheap work and Bush urges a strict new budget approach.
Saddam Hussein met with a defense lawyer Thursday for the first time since capture as several aides face court appearances. The Associated Press counts at least 1,303 U.S. military deaths in the Iraq war through Thursday.
Photographer George Georgiou and assistants search Iowa for a Playmate after photographing over 150 contestants amid Iowa leading per capita Playboy readers. The hunt continues as plans wrap today.
The Gazette e Edition brings Eastern Iowa’s top newspaper to your computer. Flip pages skim headlines search topics people or events instantly. Access anytime at www gazetteonline com.
The Gazette announces subscription rates for carriers motor routes and mail editions. Prices vary by delivery method and region with weekly and yearly options. Contact numbers provided for subscription service and general inquiries.
Contact information for the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City news teams is provided with a Cedar Rapids tip line and circulation contacts. The notice lists phone numbers and a directory link for GazetteOnline com services.
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It encourages readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Jacquelyn Mitchard laments a trend toward brutality and crude spectacle in media and sports. She cites the Indiana Pacers brawl with Ron Artest and Jermaine O Neal as part of a broader erosion of manners, highlighted by reality TV excess and sensationalized drama. She calls for accountability from talent and society alike.
Gen Richard Myers, Robin Williams, John Elway, Leann Tweeden and Blake Clark toured Bagram air base to boost morale. A Tillman coffee shop ground breaking was held, with soldiers shoveling dirt as a tribute to Pat Tillman who left the NFL to join the Army and died in a friendly fire incident.
Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum said the National Guard needs 20 billion dollars for three years to reset and meet overseas and homeland obligations. The plan would fund aircraft, vehicles, radios and weapons as part of an emergency spending push by the Bush administration totaling over 80 billion.
Aaron Speed, 21, employed by Security Services of America, faces federal arson charges for a December fire spree at a luxury subdivision 35 miles south of Washington. Twenty six houses damaged including ten severely. no injuries reported. motive unknown. Speed due in federal court today.
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