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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2009
Page
2
Two Iraqi policemen opened fire during a U S military inspection in Mosul killing one American soldier and an interpreter. The incident raises fears of security force infiltration amid the Iraq war toll rising to 4251 U S military deaths.
The state local option sales tax law skimps revenue to Linn and Johnson counties while boosting Marion and Iowa City. Reports note implications for city budgets and county services amid political debate on tax redistribution.
The Feb 25 lottery recap lists Iowa Cash Game numbers 8 11 17 19 31 and Illinois picks along with Pick 3 7 1 3 and 6 1 2. Midday and evening draws for Pick 4 and Pick 3 are shown, plus Little Lotto 4 11 26 31 32 and 6 of 48 jackpot at $2 million. Mega Millions numbers 1 27 28 35 40 with Mega Ball 6 generate a $145 million jackpot.
The Gazette established January 10 1883 prints daily from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscriptions listed with weekly, four week and annual rates by carrier motor route and mail including out of state. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
The fragment references contacts for Cedar Rapids news and a general news directory. It lists phone numbers for local offices and a website for a complete company directory and emails.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Leonard Pitts critiques the New York Post for racial insensitivity and delayed apology after a chimp cartoon linked to Obama provoked protests. He notes historical stereotypes, defenses as opportunism, and urges listening and context in race discussion.
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory failed shortly after launch in California, falling into the ocean near Antarctica. The $280 million mission aimed to measure carbon dioxide uptake by plants, soils, and oceans to refine global warming data and track Earth's carbon cycle.
A British study of nearly 1.3 million middle aged women found that each extra daily drink raised breast, rectal and liver cancer risks, with esophageal and oral cancers tied to smoking. The research notes small individual risk but 13 percent of cancers in Britain may be alcohol attributable.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Urological Association advise regularly screened men to discuss finasteride as a cancer preventive. The drug can cut prostate cancer risk about 25 percent but costs 2 to 3 dollars per day and may not be insurer covered. For seven years and seven percent risk reduction, millions face varied decisions amid ongoing PSA screening debates.
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