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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2000
Page
2
In April and May, Iowa City physician Chuck Huss will attempt Mount Everest ascent and become the first Iowan on the summit. Gazette Communications backs the Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 and launches Everest Watch to educate readers about Huss and mountaineering.
Mountaineer Chuck Huss will host a live Internet chat about climbing Everest on March 2 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Iowa.com. Pre-registration is advised to avoid wait time. The discussion will cover Khumbu Icefall altitude challenges and high altitude training.
The Gazette highlights a commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It invites readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street or at nearby recycling locations, and provides Gazette Communications contact information in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Mike Deupree proposes a new misery scale called the BRRR to replace the wind chill index. The column suggests 19 humorous guidelines linking BRRR ratings to daily winter tasks, weathering Rover walks, and quirky antics. He cites his Iowa City column schedule and contact info.
The Egyptian government and Coptic Church publicize a 22 town itinerary recounting the holy family’s sojourn through Egypt as Pope John Paul II visits. The tale centers on a stone footprint in Sakha believed to mark Jesus, fueling pilgrimages and multi confession tourism beyond pharaonic sites and Red Sea resorts.
In Sinai Farma marks the family's first stop in Egypt with visible Coptic ruins. Samannoud in the Nile Delta holds a granite trough said to have been used by Mary for kneading dough. Matariya near Cairo features a sycamore tree linked to Mary. The Church of St. Sergius in Old Cairo has a crypt where the family hid. Maadi recalls a descent to the Nile behind the Blessed Virgin church. Ansena’s Well of the Cloud is tied to a cloud-formed shade used by Jesus.
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