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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2004
Page
1
The article notes the ongoing insurgency across Iraq two months after Saddam Hussein’s capture, with rising U.S. and Iraqi casualties. Violence spreads through Sunni heartland, plus clashes in the Kurdish north and Shiite south.
Unofficial tallies show 45 U.S. soldiers killed in January and 40 in December amid bomb blasts in Irbil Mosul and an attack outside Baghdad. Iraqi security forces and collaborators are now prime targets as forces prepare for a large redeployment.
Iowa lost 6 071 farms from 1997 to 2002 leaving 90 634 farms. The average farm size rose to 350 acres as 6 186 women were principal operators in 2002, up from 5 101 in 1997, reflecting growing female leadership in agriculture. Bev Brown of West Branch illustrates technical know how in this male dominated field.
USDA 2002 Census of Agriculture Gazette graphic shows total farms rising from 1997 to 2002 and 1997 figures for farms with over 2500 dollars in annual sales, principal operator age, and women as principal operators. Data include 1997 and 2002 totals and averages for Oklahoma.
In Eastern Iowa pharmacies generic drug prices vary up to about $20 and at times brand names cost less. Pharmacists urge customers to compare prices but note the pharmacist must review all medicines a patient uses.
Linn County deputies checked 123 of 141 registered offenders deemed at risk to reoffend and found 15 percent of addresses incorrect. Sheriff Don Zeller said 90 to 95 percent are considered high risk and that remaining 18 addresses will be checked. He added that offenders know deputies are monitoring them.
Gazette investigation finds registry flaws with incorrect addresses. Zeller's deputies report one death, four in prison, four in jail. warrants issued for nine others for failing to provide correct offender information.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declares that same sex couples are entitled to marriage and civil unions do not suffice. The ruling foreshadows the first legally sanctioned gay weddings in the spring and influences ongoing debates in California and Iowa.
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