Printing Delay Frustrates Gazette Readers
A computer related production problem caused a significant delay in the printing and delivery of Wednesday's Gazette. We apologize for the inconveniences caused our customers, carriers and distributors.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2002
Page
1
A computer related production problem caused a significant delay in the printing and delivery of Wednesday's Gazette. We apologize for the inconveniences caused our customers, carriers and distributors.
Todd Claus says continued improvement is not guaranteed as the team nears the stretch. The article also examines the demolition of an 1880s packinghouse workers house and raises questions about similar homes nearby.
A log cabin clubhouse and napkin scorecard describe the Wapsipinicon Country Club. The piece evokes 1980s hair metal culture with references to Dokken and Ratt and hints at a weekend dating theme.
A presidential disaster declaration moves forward on Wednesday, qualifying flood damaged homes and businesses in Linn County and 16 other eastern Iowa counties for federal assistance. Cedar Rapids Streets Commissioner called the news welcome.
Federal disaster declaration centers on Linn Jones Delaware Clayton Dubuque Jackson Clinton and Scott counties plus nine neighboring counties. FEMA asks proof of home ownership insurance status and damage estimates and will provide steps to file a claim. Monticello official Bud Johnson commends congressional aid effort. Tom Ulrich notes residents await federal assistance.
University of Iowa space physicists prepare to fly the $7 million Mars Express Radar Sounder to Mars next year. The device aims to map beneath the planet’s surface to confirm if an ancient northern ocean existed and to study subsurface water or dry ice in the polar cap.
London AP reports the International Agency for Research on Cancer concludes tobacco smoke raises cancer risk beyond prior estimates for smokers and non smokers. Secondhand smoke now shown to cause cancer, with lung cancer risk up 20 percent, based on 20 to 30 years of research.
Freedom Festival director Nancy Hedges Wendler canceled a planned bullfrog jumping contest after Audrey Rahn argued the event was inhumane. The festival will switch to a children’s contest using nonlive participants, while the history of animal acts in Cedar Rapids was recalled.
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms joined an investigation into a series of arson fires at Grace Community Church and Heritage Christian School on NE Dubuque Street in North Liberty. Vandals damaged windows, destroyed a computer, and stole pennies from the school’s penny drive as authorities pursue suspects. Tim Miller, school development director, said no children were on site at the time. The incident prompted a Turn to 9A arson update.
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