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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2003
Page
2
Linn County Regional Planning Commission weighs building a Cedar River crossing as part of the 2030 transportation plan. An engineering consultant was paid $50,000 to compare costs of construction versus not building and estimates the bridge plus access roads at $30 million.
American led forces push within 50 miles of Baghdad while warplanes attack Republican Guard units guarding the capital. An Army helicopter was shot down and Iraq claims two pilots captured as British and American troops face resistance reaching Basra five days into the war. Nearby census data show women trail men in high pay and poverty rates, though college graduates fare better.
Local newspaper listing for The Gazette published at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 with subscription rates for 4 weeks and 52 weeks. Includes postal and ownership notes and a statement about exclusive rights to local content.
Georgia Tech guard B J Elder hit a last second jumper to defeat Iowa 79 78 at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Hawkeyes senior Chauncey Leslie scored a career high 27 in his final game.
The Duane Arnold Energy Center was shut Monday for planned refueling and maintenance. During the outage, 152 fuel assemblies will be placed in the reactor. GB Sales reports farm equipment demand shrinking due to last summer’s drought and ongoing economic uncertainty, reflecting broader agricultural and market pressures. Garland Garstie and wire reports.
Fragmentary Gazette Online summary references Cedar Rapids Iowa with scattered codes and a web address. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome to anchor a full summary.
Kathleen Parker, Orlando Sentinel columnist, reflects on the emotional strain of watching war unfold via real time media. She describes the urge to know, the banality amid fear, and the paradox of longing for normal life while seeking resolution as the 8 p.m. deadline nears. The piece weighs media influence, personal doubt, and the moral weight of war.
The Supreme Court refused to review the boundaries of the Patriot Act surveillance after Sept. 11, declining to hear an ACLU challenge on phone and email monitoring. The decision did not rule on merits and the case may return to the high court.
The Supreme Court agreed to consider expanding police power to arrest all car occupants during traffic stops and to review a case where driver and passengers denied knowledge of drugs and cash found inside the car. It rejected an appeal over telephone and Internet service rules being rewritten by the FCC. A Las Vegas harassment suit by a homosexual butler at MGM Grand was dismissed, and a challenge to publicly funded campaigns was blocked. Republican Steve May argued surcharges for campaign funding are unconstitutional.
The case of Wiggins offers the Supreme Court its clearest chance in years to set standards for lawyers in death penalty cases. Justices OConnor and Ginsburg have questioned the quality of counsel for murder defendants, while the court has recently ruled with prosecutors. The court will review only the death sentence, not the underlying conviction.
U S health officials say tests found coronavirus traces in tissue of patients with a deadly flu like illness. CDC director Dr Julie Gerberding notes strong evidence but cautions further tests are needed. The outbreak began in Hong Kong Singapore and Vietnam with health workers affected. Travel alerts and quarantines followed as authorities monitor spread and treatments.
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