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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 2007
Page
1
As 2007 nears its end, AP figures show at least 847 American military deaths in Iraq, the second-highest annual toll after 2004, with 165,000 troops deployed the highest level yet and more contact with enemy forces due to the surge.
U S platoons moved into Baghdad neighborhoods to win trust and aid but embedded bases became insurgent targets. In April nine soldiers were killed and 20 wounded when two suicide truck bombs hit their Diyala compound, marking the bloodiest attack in over a year.
A Coralville area sheds sits south of I-80 amid urban renewal near the Iowa River. Josh Schamberger, president of the Iowa City Coralville CVB, says no timeline exists for development. The writer recalls rehearsing in the pit for a City Circle show earlier this year and notes ongoing uncertainty about plans.
In Eastern Iowa a growing number of building owners pursue LEED certification. The program by the U S Green Building Council uses a point system to rate energy efficiency health and environmental impact. Applicants submit extensive documentation to prove the building was built as represented.
Cedar Rapids voters show low absentee ballot requests as Joel Miller, Linn County elections chief, laments the weak turnout. With only three of nine City Council seats up, he predicts about 10 percent of voters will cast ballots by 8 p m on Election Day, a sharp contrast to 2005 levels.
Polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. Voters may bring unvoted absentee ballots to polling places to vote in person and ballots must be postmarked by today.
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