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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 2004
Page
2
Front page items note the push for a manned lunar landing as early as 2015. Iowa caucus voters skew older and more educated with endorsements debated. Mount Mercy College enrollment rises amid broader energy and politics coverage.
U.S. forces say they captured the suspected guerrilla paymaster west of Baghdad on Wednesday but failed to seize the former vice president Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. Military update notes 496 U.S. deaths in Iraq, with allied tolls listed.
A state watch list of schools not meeting No Child Left Behind standards is expected to include more than 100 schools and districts, state officials said. Details. 1B ELECTRATHON LAWSUIT Parents of a McKinley student killed in an electric car crash sue to stop future Electrathon demonstrations involving middle school students. Details: 3B UNI GIVES CREIGHTON FIRST LOSS Northern Iowa beats 24th ranked Creighton 82-73 at the UNI Dome with five players in double figures led by Brooks McKowen. Details: 10 BEARS COACH HIRED Lovie Smith named Chicago Bears head coach on a four year deal after turning around St. Louis defense. Details: 30 C.R. JOBS SENT TO MEXICO Schneider Electric/Square D Corp eliminates 51 Cedar Rapids production jobs as work shifts to Tlaxcala plant. Details OR CAUCUS TIME NEARING The 2004 Iowa caucuses are less than a week away with a Web site offering locations, candidate info, and how caucuses run. Details: GazetteOnline.com www.lowaCaucus.com
The Gazette publishes daily at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with home and mail subscriptions. Rates include Carrier 4.95 weekly motor route 5.30 weekly and 19.64 for 7 days 256.95 for 52 weeks by mail. AP provides local news content.
The Gazette emphasizes its commitment to agriculture by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It encourages readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton or other recycling locations and mentions contact numbers for staff in Cedar Rapids.
The Bush administration moves a temporary workers proposal praised as compassion but conditional on accepting low wage, backdated jobs. Critics note Latino Wal Mart raids and argue the policy favors employers, keeps cheap labor, and may sway Latino votes, raising questions about true generosity.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that once states sign consent decrees, federal judges must ensure they meet the promises to improve services such as nursing home care, prison conditions, and health care for the poor. The Texas case showed delays in providing Medicaid-mandated services for poor children, prompting renewed enforcement.
FCC Chairman Michael Powell urged Congress to raise the maximum broadcast indecency penalty from 27500 to about 275000. He called current fines peanuts for major media and tied the move to recent criticism of network language and a Bono expletive ruling. Lawmakers including Rep. Fred Upton voiced concern over pervasive foul language on TV.
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