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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2015
Page
2
Cedar Rapids kicks off Bike to Work events with a series of rides and activities running through Friday. Participants from local businesses schools and clubs join to promote cycling as a commuting option and reduce traffic.
In Des Moines a sister of a Clarinda patient urged lawmakers to reconsider closing the Clarinda and Mount Pleasant mental health institutes. Officials testified they aim to place patients in private facilities meeting each individual's needs while facing timing disputes and concerns from families about transitions and safety. The plan to shutter the institutes, citing aging infrastructure, remains contested by lawmakers and advocates seeking extended operations.
The Gazette corrects an error naming the founder of Melcher town after Frank Melcher who died before the town was founded. The piece apologizes for misidentification in an editorial and invites reader comments on accuracy and completeness. Readers may call the listed numbers to discuss the correction.
The Gazette contact details include mailing address in Cedar Rapids Iowa, phone numbers for subscription service and general inquiries, and a postmaster address for address changes. Subscription rates are listed as seven dollars weekly or three hundred sixty four dollars yearly for in county delivery, with out of state options at four hundred sixty eight dollars yearly.
Cedar Rapids mayor Ron Corbett helped form the Iowa Partnership for Clean Water a statewide board including Patty Judge Christine Hensley and Don Kass to improve water quality. The group aims to collaborate with farmers and urban areas, funding from individuals businesses and Farm Bureau, and to promote progress while opposing lawsuits.
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