Hajj stampede tragedy and world events headline
A stampede during the Hajj in Mecca killed hundreds. Alito confirmation advances. US military warns of more Iraq violence as politics falter. Snow traps in Japan. Johnson County road plans debated. Iowa women basketball result. future tech in auto audio.
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U.S
Iraq
Donald Alston
Johnson Road
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
University of Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Corrections issued for soldier town and congressman name
Army Reserve Maj. Stuart Anderson who died in Iraq is from Peosia not the previous town. U S Representative Leonard Boswell’s first name was printed incorrectly in a winter heating costs story. The Gazette invites comments on accuracy and will publish corrections.
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Stuart Anderson
Iraq
Peosia
Associated Press
U.S
Leonard Boswell
Lowa
Gazette announces publication details and rates
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription prices for carrier and motor route delivery as well as mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday issues. It lists contact numbers for subscription service and the general office and notes AP news rights.
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Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Gazette Communications Inc
U.S
Associated Press
Gazette Online Contact Directory Summary
A compact notice presents a complete company directory with email addresses and contact lines. It references the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas and lists a tip line for circulation concerns. The item signals a public-facing directory feature on GazetteOnline.com.
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Cedar Rapids
Ccsestearspan
Lowa City
Toimtcs Vercesserseven
GazetteOnline.com
Gazette promotes recycling and soybean ink pledge
The Gazette commits to sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It encourages readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Ingleside Drive
We all deserve better from writers
Jacquelyn Mitchard denounces Jim Frey for A Million Little Pieces as a fabrication. She questions Frey’s claims of rehab and time served while noting The Smoking Gun’s conclusions and Oprah Winfrey’s promotion, urging readers to demand honesty from authors and publishing figures.
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Jim Frey
Hell
Oprah Winfrey
Frey
Green Beret
Jeffrey MacDonald
the Smoking Gun
Smoking Gun
Paul Newman
Luke
Mommy
Daddy
Jonathan Franzen
Winfrey
Gunman who shot John Paul II freed from Turkish prison
Mehmet Ali Agca, who fired at Pope John Paul II in 1981, was released from Karzàl Prison in Istanbul after more than 25 years sharing time in Italy and Turkey. Police guarded the gate as nationalist supporters cheered, and Turkish authorities said the release would be reviewed for handling errors. His brother said, We are happy. We endlessly thank the Turkish state.
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Frey
Florida
Hazelden Clinic
Ohio
Snoop Dog
Mehmet Ali Agca
Pope John Paul II
Istanbul
Turkey
John Paul II
Italy
Karzal
Agca
John Paul
Brother
Adnan
Bush pledges fresh Gulf Coast rebuilding aid
President Bush visits New Orleans and Bay St. Louis a few months after Hurricane Katrina to reaffirm commitment to long, costly reconstruction. He cites housing shortages, slow SBA loans, insurance payout issues, and urgent bridge repairs as ongoing challenges. He tells residents that people in distant places still hear and care about them.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Bush
Bay St. Louis
Mississippi
Washington, D.C
St. Stanislaus College
Houston adopts merit pay tied to student test gains
Houston school board, by a nine to zero vote, approved a merit pay plan for teachers based on student test score improvements on state and national exams. The program could expand to offer up to ten thousand dollars in bonuses, sparking concerns about fairness and uneven eligibility among teachers.
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Houston
Houston School Board
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