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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 2008
Page
2
Evacuees creep northward in a contraflow near Brookhaven Mississippi as shelters reach capacity. In India, villagers trapped by floods storm rescue boats desperate to reach safety from rising waters.
Pleasure boaters face higher fuel costs yet continue boating. Kalona's Fireside Grill offers 10 to 30 percent off Sundays. Gustav affects global money while tourism, shipping, sugar and Tabasco feel pressure. Alliant Fifth Season 8K shifts date and prize money. Andy Brodell returns to football duties. Justin Wilson wins IndyCar in Detroit Grand Prix.
The Gazette based in Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription rates by carrier and mail options including Morning Editions and Sunday packages. Contact numbers and post office box address are listed for subscription service and general inquiries.
Directory snippet lists Cedar Rapids and Iowa City contact numbers for news assistance and tip lines with a note about a complete company directory and email addresses on GazetteOnline.com.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Doctors warn Zimbabweans to avoid illness as hospitals lack drugs and equipment. With foreign aid drying up under Western sanctions and political tension slowing aid, central hospitals have halted elective surgeries and ambulances lack spare parts while patients travel for care or die awaiting relief.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged to adopt proposals from civic groups that led more than 100,000 protesters against kidnappings and killings. He proposed a citizens panel to monitor crime, better police oversight, recruitment, and stronger weapons for officers, while noting dire public insecurity two years into his term.
The Gazette operates on limited hours for Labor Day with Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices closed until 11 a.m. and the newsroom opening to the public at 4 p.m. Obituary submissions or other items for Tuesday’s issue may be delivered after 4 p.m. Today. Advertising and display offices are closed. visit GazetteOnline.com for updates.
Washington AP report notes Cody Miller and Douglas Briggs died by self harm after drugs meant to ease physical symptoms possibly affected brain balance. FDA broadened scrutiny beyond psychiatric meds to asthma and seizure drugs. Experts warn of brain effects, while drugmakers see no proven link. An FDA panel reviewed 11 anti seizure drugs and found a small risk but rejected the strongest warning.
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