Phased-out tax on state pension eyed by GOP
GOP proposes ending state pension tax to reduce costs. Iowa soldiers die in Iraq over the weekend. UI plans a nationwide teen driving study. Health care costs rise 7.9 percent to 1.9 trillion in 2004, a record share of GDP. Phantom of the Opera becomes Broadway's longest running show. Two bombers disguised as police kill self after attacks at Baghdad Interior Ministry. Spring Festival sees red lanterns in Shijiazhuang as New Year nears. Military death toll in Iraq reaches 2,201. TouchPlay moratorium on licenses issued in Iowa. Linn Area Reads selects Barbara Robinette Moss memoir. Abbe Center housing for sex offenders discussed by Residents Advocate Committee. Dow closes above 11,000 on rally. Iowa Women’s Basketball beats No. 9 Michigan State. Alito hearing coverage linked at Gazette Online.
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Corrections on Program Time and Book Identification
A correction note clarifies that the Raising Healthy Teens program runs 6 30 p m to 7 15 p m Thursday at Roosevelt Middle School Cedar Rapids and that Pigs in Heaven was misidentified in Linn Area Reads coverage. The Gazette invites readers to report errors via provided contact numbers.
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13Th St. NW
Cedar Rapids
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Mark Bowden
Gazette Communications Crest and Contact Details
The Gazette published daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa by Gazette Communications Inc lists subscription rates and delivery options for local and out of state readers. It notes AP exclusive republication rights and provides post office and contact information.
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Cedar Rapids
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Gazette
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Gazette Bureau Contact Information Summary Card
Gazette contact details for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices with phone lines and a toll free line. Provides general news and circulation contact options and directs readers to the online directory at GazetteOnline.
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General News
Cedar Rapids
Lowa City
Iowa City
Gazette promotes recycling and green ink practices
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive or at nearby recycling locations.
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Abramoff Scandal Expands Across Parties and Midterm Outlook
Journalist Kathleen Parker surveys the Jack Abramoff lobbying case, noting a web of GOP and Democratic ties. She highlights politicians and lawyers implicated, shifts in credibility for Republicans, and potential midterm political realignments influenced by the scandal.
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Greenberg Traurig
Marvin Rosen
Democratic National Committee
Clinton-Gore
Rosen
DNC
John Huang
Sharon Breathing On His Own Signs Hope In Israel
Ariel Sharon began breathing spontaneously and moved limbs in response to pain, a sign doctors call important though uncertain for his lucidity and potential return to leadership. Surgeons caution it is too early to assess cognitive function amid brain bleed and ongoing coma.
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Probe into Sage Mine disaster under way
As the Sage Mine explosion investigation forms, sole survivor Randal McCloy Jr. remains in a medically induced coma with a fever. Doctors report his brain stem appears normal and he breathes on his own but remains ventilated. Funeral services proceed for three more victims as safety hearings loom. Senators Byrd and Rockefeller urge federal probe into coal mine safety with hearings set for January.
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Sage Mine
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Julian Bailes
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Morgantown
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