Gazette ends evening edition after 98 years in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette shifts from evening to morning publication, ending a 98 year tradition in Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa. Mason City Globe Gazette and Cherokee Daily Times also switch to mornings this summer, with readers split on the change.
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Gazette Fourth Annual Eastern Iowa Photo Contest Winners
The Gazette announces the winners of its Fourth Annual Eastern Iowa Amateur Photo Contest in the Picture Page. Winners are highlighted for their skill with composition, lighting, and storytelling across multiple categories.
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Unclear Bets on Bingo License Hit Cedar Rapids Church
The Universal Life Church may obtain a bingo license, a move seen as bad news by a Cedar Rapids church official. The note appears on page 4A.
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Businessman jokes about IRS agents from broken homes
A businessman tells another, I am willing to bet that most Internal Revenue agents come from broken homes. The remark targets IRS staff, suggesting a personal background explains their conduct.
Supreme Court Upholds Five Thousand Dollar Political Gift Cap
The justices rule 4-3 that individual and group donations to political action committees are limited to 5000 dollars while independent spending by groups or associations remains unconstrained by the limits. Justice Marshall writes for the plurality with Justices Brennan White and Stevens joining. A separate Blackmun opinion agrees with the result but not the logic.
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Strike threatens Amtrak service on Iowa route
A wildcat strike by Burlington Northern carmen left Amtrak service in Iowa in limbo and idled 550 workers at West Burlington diesel maintenance shops. The union and BN dispute layoffs and plant closings with 30 to 90 day notice, while BN seeks a federal court injunction. The eastbound train ran, but westbound service was uncertain tonight as repairs shift to supervisors.
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Iowa lawmakers set second extraordinary session for remap
Des Moines Iowa legislators plan mid August return to address a Sept 1 constitution deadline for a reapportionment that meets equal representation rules. The rejection of the second remap plan also sank the rail bonding bill and threatened a gas tax increase. Republican and Democratic talks failed to reach a compromise.
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