This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 2008
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District will hold its annual meeting at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art at 410 Third Ave SE. Activities begin at 5 45 p m with a year in review video and a keynote panel from the International Downtown Association. The theme is Memories Milestones Moving Forward with speakers from disaster hit cities.
The University of Iowa based Men’s Anti-Violence Council will host an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Women’s Resource and Action Center on 130 N. Madison St. Organizer Jerrod Koon, a graduate student, said men joining pledge to not stay silent about violence against women. The group offers training to confront and prevent domestic violence sexual assault and stalking.
Casey and Ben Peck tell of their sons Blake and Jakob born 17 weeks early at University Hospitals on January 16, 2006. Jakob died after 12 days, Blake spent 133 days in hospital and is now a healthy 2 year old. Event starts at 7 p.m. at 100 Phillips Hall with a candlelight vigil at the Old Capitol.
The Coralville City Council unanimously selected Oliver McMillan of San Diego as the new master developer for the Iowa River Landing project, replacing DESCO Group of St. Louis which had worked on the project for two years. City Administrator Kelly Hayworth cited confidence in Oliver McMillan rather than criticism of DESCO.
Cedar House founder Ray Krug announced the Cedar River flood prompted temporary closures, but three shelters have reopened. The Madge Phillips Center for Women and Children and Waypoint Services reported coordinating with other area shelters to manage intakes as operations resume.
The 55 year old Vietnam era veteran Sonny Iovine was found frozen under a bridge in Iowa City on Nov 7 2007. The tragedy highlights rising veteran homelessness and mental illness with calls for more housing vouchers and a lodge style facility. Community groups plan Sleep Outs to support local homeless veterans and resources.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.