This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2007
Page
1
The Iowa City school district lists $147 million in needs including $12.6 million for new computers, $18 million to air condition parts of buildings, and $52.1 million for two new elementary schools and a high school. With $6.4 million annually from the levy, officials seek a 1 percent SILQ local-option sales tax to fund the projects.
Students eat lunch in the hallway at Iowa City West High School as Principal Jerry Arganbright says renovation plans depend on Johnson County voters approving a 1 percent sales tax on February 13. The piece notes tax spending trends and upcoming ballot coverage.
Supporters say Linn County schools need the money from a 10 year SILO tax before voters on Feb 13. Opponents target Cedar Rapids district, the county’s largest, with concern over impact. SILO would raise about 258 to 264 million over a decade, CR district about 129.5 million, per state projections. Organized opponents include DAART.
A truck bomb exploded at a Baghdad food market Saturday killing at least 121 and injuring over 800. The blast, in the Shiite east bank area, damaged about 30 shops and 40 houses, overwhelming hospitals in Sadr City.
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids saw a Saturday high of 10 and a low of minus 6 with a wind chill of minus 34 at 14 a.m. Open skin can frostbite in 10 minutes at that temp. No weather related emergencies were reported by local police, fire, or sheriff, and hospital treatments were none. The forecast calls for a high of minus 2 and a morning low of minus 16 with wind chills to minus 30, then gradual warming to above zero by Tuesday and into the 20s by Saturday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.