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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 2012
Page
1
Wayne Jerman settles into Cedar Rapids top police role as city considers future leadership. Contrasts with Iowa City Chief Sam Hargadine as finalist for St. Charles Missouri post highlighted in Page 3A and related election coverage across the paper.
The rural Fayette County church named First Lutheran ends 162 years of service and community worship on its closing day. Members reflect on decades of parish life and shared faith as the building prepares for final services and future plans.
News brief notes the Hawks aim for a victory against Purdue as part of a Saturday scheduling preview. It mentions a Linn-Mar graduate on Wisconsin’s men’s basketball team who started a Twitter effort to face the president in a pickup game, leading to a ten minute White House meeting.
The 2012 Iowa election opens with polls from 7 to 9 PM as voters decide amid high early voting. Secretary Chad Olsen notes 640 248 Iowans already voted early, suggesting shorter lines at 1 688 precincts and a contrast with the 2008 early vote record.
IowaWatch examines how Sioux and Johnson counties illustrate the state’s political divide. Sioux County leans heavily Republican while Johnson County remains Democratic, shaping national attention on the 2012 election and the fate of the U S House districts and state Legislature.
The new 182 million federal courthouse in downtown Cedar Rapids officially opened after years of planning and delays. U S District Clerk Rob Phelps notes 175 tenants are now in one building for the first time since the 2008 flood, after four years in a temporary location.
Pfc. Brandon Buttry a 19 year old from Shenandoah Iowa was killed while manning a watch tower in Afghanistan His uncle Steve Buttry said DoD had not confirmed the death and the family was notified Early Monday Buttry enlisted before turning 19 and completed basic at Fort Benning He was assigned to Fort Lewis with the 123rd Infantry Regiment deployed to Afghanistan in August
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