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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 2005
Page
2
Mayor Ray Nagin said New Orleans will lay off up to 3,000 employees, about half the workforce, after severe Katrina damage. The action comes amid a broader disaster response and recovery impact on the city’s finances and services.
A narrator recounts failing a me test during a phone identity check for a credit account. To prove who he is, the agent asks city histories, addresses, and relatives’ names, while the narrator reflects on the erosion of personal touch in the age of convenience and mail shredding. The piece ends with a plea to be himself and a plug to contact Leonard Pitts.
President Bush said he would consider using the military to effect a quarantine during a U S outbreak of pandemic influenza and floated federal control of National Guard troops as part of a response. The plan’s details remain unspecified while experts question full isolation viability.
Grant Wood often used himself as a model in self portraits and in the Mourner's Bench piece. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hosts "Grant Wood at 5 Turner Alley" showing variants including Return from Bohemia and an honorary degree moment through December 4 at 410 Third Ave. SE.
The Linn-Mar school board set January 24 as the date for a bond referendum but did not finalize details of the bond issue. A previous Corridor brief had an editor's error. The Gazette invites reader feedback on accuracy and fairness and will publish corrections.
The Gazette publishes daily from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscriptions available by carrier motor route and mail with specific weekly and yearly rates. AP provides local news and dispatches. postmaster address and subscription service numbers listed.
The Gazette highlights agricultural support and environmental practices. It notes printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are encouraged to recycle papers at City Carton in Ingleside and other local locations, supporting future sustainability.
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