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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2000
Page
2
Mallard Fillmore, the conservative duck and TV reporter, rejoins The Gazette daily comics. He resumes in the Sunday comics section May 28 after being removed in January to make room for Bobo's Progress. Readers wanted him back with over 20 percent of survey respondents supporting the return.
The Gazette simplifies its daily comics by consolidating 20 of 25 strips on one color page and moving Mallard back alongside Pluggers Doonesbury and Non Sequitur on an adjacent black and white page. Mallard creator Bruce Tinsley, 41, is pursuing journalism at Indiana University. Readers may send feedback to Mark Bowden at The Gazette.
A Gazette column recaps reader tips to handle telemarketers and recalls Nick Ryan’s methods and past sports moments. It notes Grinnell College football history and a humorously garbled set of headlines from email spam.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi died at 62 in Tokyo after complications from a stroke suffered while in office. He fell ill April 2 and lapsed into a coma before being kept on artificial respiration. parliament later elected Yoshirō Mori as his successor.
United Airlines canceled 108 of 2400 Sunday flights due to a pilot shortage and weather problems. spokesman Andy Plews could not separate weather caused cancellations from pilot refusals to work overtime amid stalled contract talks.
Items must be submitted in writing with a daytime phone number. Camp Tanager donations must reach the Gazette cashier by 9 a.m. Friday for Sunday publication, calls to 398 8320. Church page items due by noon Wednesday before Saturday, calls to 398 8320. Real estate items due by noon Wednesday before Sunday, calls to 398 8386. Government meeting notices due by noon Thursday before Sunday, calls to 398 8311.
The Gazette highlights its environmental effort by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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