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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2001
Page
12
Douglas J. McReynolds reflects on Annie Dillard's rapport with the wild and contrasts it with his own limited encounters. He recounts eye contact with a weasel, wolverine, and several pets, focusing on insights from nature writing and personal experience at home with cats Pookie Sparky and Sweet Pea.
A Cedar Rapids reader supports Lowell Rutz's public smoking ban and Iowa leadership on family values. The letter argues smoke free venues boost health care savings and patronage, citing Vermont as evidence that bans do not kill businesses and that inexpensive ideas like broad bans should be tried first.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include your name street address and daytime phone number. Only your name and hometown will appear with the letter. Address The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email gazedit fyiowa com.
Safety Commissioner David Zahn backs the First Avenue Hy-Vee project, citing urban revitalization and improved public safety. The city council continues its mandate to provide jobs cultural and recreational opportunities and essential services to Cedar Rapids residents.
Lynne Laird argues that Israel has reasons for its policies and criticizes the U S and UN positions. She cites the Mitchell Report, the Ramallah murder, and Hizb Allah video cover up while asserting militant groups drive uprisings. She promotes Jerusalem Post and ICEJ sites for facts.
Cedar Rapids readers express frustration over IDOT narrowing the corridor to 500 feet near the Rock Island Botanical Preserve. They claim only three routes were considered, with broader alternatives ignored, arguing the beltway wastes taxpayer funds and worsens local congestion.
A reader responds to a Sept 2 letter arguing against tax rebates by noting someone paid no taxes yet seeks a rebate. The letter accuses Bill Clinton voters and Republicans, compares it to an employer paying unworked wages, and questions tax rebates during Clinton’s presidency.
Five examples show common misuses of homophones such as tenet tenant foreword eminently sight rite and errors with singular subjects paired with plural verbs including idealism represents scent is neither has and comparison supports from readers noting growing grammatical faux pas in The Write Right column.
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.