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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2008
Page
2
In the state Capitol the future of a smoking ban remains unresolved as lawmakers debate options. Observers expect votes on amendments affecting public spaces and enforcement.
Britain's Ministry of Defense confirms Prince Harry aged 23 in line to the throne is being withdrawn from combat in Afghanistan. The move comes amid heightened risk after his cover was blown by the Drudge Report. Details: 5A.
The Iowa Department of Public Health urges parents to keep young children away from people with respiratory illness as officials investigate about 20 infant and child deaths in the state. Details follow on Page 1B.
A Midwest youth hockey note from the Iowa City Blizzard squirt team highlights emphasis on fundamentals over winning or losing. The story references surrounding local sports and community interest with no game results.
The Gazette based in Cedar Rapids Iowa publishes daily at 500 Third Avenue SE with subscriptions by carrier motor route and mail options. Postage paid in Cedar Rapids and the Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Cedar Rapids newsroom phone line 319 398 8313 Iowa City line 319 339 3155 Tip line 319 398 8254 319 339 3155 Plus company directory and email access at GazetteOnline.com.
Turkish forces returned home Friday after an eight day incursion into Iraq to pursue Kurdish PKK rebels. Washington and Baghdad welcomed the move while Turkey warned troops would return if needed as spring fighters loom.
Gunmen abducted Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho after Mass in Mosul, killing three companions. Authorities and church leaders condemn the attack as part of a wave against Iraq's small Christian community. The Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI urged prayer and unity as Rahho’s health and safe return are in question.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused to refer House contempt citations against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former counsel Harriet Miers to a federal grand jury. Pelosi says the House will file a civil lawsuit to enforce the contempt rulings.
Tim Goeglein a longtime Bush aide and link to conservatives resigned after admitting to copying material from sources without attribution in twenty News-Sentinel columns. The Indiana newspaper found multiple instances in eight years and the White House expressed disappointment and acceptance of responsibility.
Senator Chuck Grassley calls on the White House to remove a multi billion dollar loophole that exempts overseas government work from anti fraud rules. He notes contract fraud has cost taxpayers 14 million in bribes from at least 102 billion spent in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003.
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton located at 901 Ingleside Dr SW, their local recycling drop-off point.
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