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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2003
Page
2
Residents with loved ones in Iraq report ongoing worry even after President Bush announced major combat end on May 1. Anxiety rises as casualty toll reaches at least 33 U S soldiers killed in action.
The top commander of American and international troops in Iraq warned that resistance could rise as a new governing body forms to replace Saddam Hussein. Also Sunday, two soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division died in an ambush in Iraq.
PGA tour rookie Ben Curtis, ranked 396, captures the oldest golf championship with a final 2 under 69 for a 283 total, the only player to break par as major contenders stumble on the links.
The Gazette lists delivery options and prices for Cedar Rapids Iowa including motor route and mail subscriptions. It notes publication by Gazette Communications Inc. and provides contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
Israel signals advance toward a prisoner exchange, offering up to 3,000 Palestinian inmates in exchange for disarming Islamic militants who have declared a three month cease fire. Prime Minister Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas held talks on the U S backed road map for peace.
William R. Bright founder of Campus Crusade for Christ died at 81 in his Orlando home from pulmonary fibrosis. He helped energize America's evangelical Protestant movement after World War II with his colleague the Rev. Billy Graham.
Eight of the nine trapped miners attend a Sunday prayer service near the mine shaft where they emerged after 77 hours of flooding. The service honors the approaching anniversary of their three day ordeal and includes one miner reentering the rescue capsule brought to the event.
A partial listing shows contact lines for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City including numbers for Cea NE Gases Warner and MWC with one toll free hint. It also mentions a tip line and circulation contacts in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
The Gazette promotes sustainable practices by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It invites readers to drop newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations to support a greener future.
Blondie wins Gazette readers poll for the top comic, moving from third to first and surpassing Family Circus. The results reflect the 70th anniversary gift narrative and long running strip’s global reach, with Blondie originally appearing in 1939 and created by Chic Young.
The Urban League’s latest state of Black America report notes rising middle income and more Black businesses but warns that higher incarceration rates and a renewed unemployment gap erode gains. Foster care overrepresentation and teen pregnancy worsen family instability amid urban renewal and AIDS era factors.
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