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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2008
Page
2
Iraqi security reported the first lady Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed survived a blast that struck her motorcade near the National Theater in downtown Baghdad. Four bodyguards were injured as the attack occurred during a cultural festival run.
In Iowa City urban conservationist Amy Bouska wades through muddy banks to monitor water quality as part of her job appointed by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. She has served with the Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District for 16 years.
Efren Navarro, a late pick by the Los Angeles Angels in last year’s draft, has impressed early in the Midwest League with solid defense and a smooth swing. He ranked 1,450th out of 1,453 overall in the draft.
The Gazette released pricing for morning editions and Sundays, with 7 issues per week options, plus mail rates for other states. It lists delivery prices, official contact numbers, and post office information for address changes and general inquiries.
The page provides a city wide contact list for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City including general news, Mares, tip line, circulation and telephone numbers. It also mentions a complete company directory with email addresses at GazetteOnline dot com.
The Gazette highlights sustainable practices by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or other local recycling locations.
Obama likens Clinton to Bush over Iran talk and blasts her gas tax holiday as a gimmick while Clinton defends her stance and keeps chase in Indiana and North Carolina. Both campaigns push ahead to Tuesday primaries amid sharp exchanges on foreign policy and domestic tax ideas.
President Bush praised Greensburg Kansas and its Class of 2008 10 during a commencement in a makeshift high school gym. He called the town resilient after a 205 mph tornado flattened 95 percent of the town and killed 11, noting the students maintained faith family and friendship as they finished their senior year.
In Dusa Mareeb more than a thousand residents, many women and children, demonstrated against a U S airstrike that officials say killed Aden Hashi Ayro, a senior al Shabaab figure, and 24 others. The strike damaged homes and wounded students. residents fled Mogadishu fearing further attacks. A separate clash left Ethiopian soldiers dead near Mogadishu.
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