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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2006
Page
2
Front page notes Linn-Mar asks that a sales tax be placed on the December 12 ballot. Other items report on attitudes toward diversity in Postville and a couple’s adoption dream affected by misdirected trust, with decisions made at polls today shaping November outcomes.
A judge sentenced two decorated former detectives to life in prison for moonlighting as hitmen for the mob. Sentences aren’t finalized until June 23 when lawyers will argue over representation.
Former Cedar Rapids safety commissioner David Zahn dismissed his slander suit against Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston. Details of settlement not disclosed. May weather notes show Cedar Rapids May average 59.8 degrees, Iowa City 62.7. Xavier Saints 10 0 regional soccer win over Mount Vernon.
The Gazette is a daily Cedar Rapids Iowa newspaper established January 10 1883. It is published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA 52401 with AP content and mailing options for morning and Sunday editions.
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or other local locations.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether public schools may consider race in student assignments, reviving affirmative action in a case that hinges on the court’s new conservative lineup led by Chief Justice Roberts. The petitions come from Seattle and Kentucky families arguing racial restrictions harm white students as the court weighs diversity goals against the constitutional ban on discrimination.
President Bush pressed a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage as the Senate opened debate amid opposition from most Democrats. He argued courts overturn state definitions and urged a vote to uphold traditional marriage while critics frame the move as election year politics aimed at energizing conservatives.
The United States urged Germany to do more to stop trafficking ahead of the month long World Cup starting June 9. Condoleezza Rice condemned the sex trade and named 12 nations as failing to curb modern slavery, while noting Germany as a source, transit and destination country. The Trafficking in Persons Report warned the event could increase exploitation with as many as 800,000 people traded annually.
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