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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2003
Page
2
Local reports warn that school dropouts who enter Iowa prisons may lose access to continuing education as funding for prison education programs is reduced. The article emphasizes the potential impact on inmate learning and reentry prospects.
The new city fiscal year opens with a $2.5 million shortfall in a $72 million general fund budget backed by property taxes. City Council will meet to plug the hole.
Interstate Power and Light owner Alliant Energy moves to raise over 250 million dollars by issuing 15 million common shares at 19.25 dollars each to fund debt reduction and utility improvements. The plan aims to close this week as company officials prepare the offering details.
President Bush stated that American troops under fire in Iraq won’t withdraw and challenged critics to “bring them on.” The remarks came as authorities warned of potential large scale cyberattacks targeting thousands of websites this Sunday. A fireworks truck explosion in town killed four and wounded two, with witness Kevin McKenzie describing a rapid, chaotic blast.
Troy Skinner, 33, former Iowa point guard under Tom Davis, runs the point for Davis at Drake. He aims to organize a Des Moines summer basketball league next year to assist Davis as Drake head coach and give central Iowa players a chance to showcase their skills.
The notice directs readers to Gazette newspaper archives dating to 1992 and a separate site search for recent stories. It mentions online access via GazetteOnline.com with buttons labeled Gazette newspaper archives and site search for locating relative, friend, or local issue coverage.
The report explains that arrestees in Linn County are offered breath tests to determine blood alcohol levels at the Linn County Jail per Assistant County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden. It also notes corrections to prior stories misidentifying a radiologist and listing county salaries.
The Gazette published daily from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for morning and Sunday editions. It provides post office box address and contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
Contact numbers for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas are listed along with a toll free line. The Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and urges recycling of newspapers at City Carton and local locations.
A former athlete and public figure reflects on Fox News debates and the brutal talk show format. He contrasts aggressive right wing rhetoric with civil liberal discourse and calls for more listening and less confrontation.
Jefferson City police say Jonathon Russell 25, facing possible firing for excessive absences, shot and killed three co workers at Modine Manufacturing Co after shift change. He then killed himself in a guns battle near the police station as officers returned fire.
The Gazette announces reduced business hours on Friday in observance of Independence Day. Circulation offices will take calls until 11 a.m. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City newsrooms share contact details for missing papers, obituaries, and news submissions with deadlines and after hours options.
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