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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 2005
Page
2
Deaths and levee breaches common as Rita approaches. Ely weighs sex offender residency rules. Hiawatha police state a tool can detect drugs in cars. Afghan fighting intensifies with helicopter support in central Afghanistan.
Grant Wood returned from Europe in 1924 to a commission from funeral director David Turner to convert a mansion at 800 Second Ave SE into a modern funeral home now Turner East. Turner urged Wood to transform the unused loft space in the carriage house into a rent free studio, recognizing his artistic talent and business needs. An exhibit titled Grant Wood at 5 Turner Alley runs through Dec 4 at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. The piece notes Iowa City history with Old Capitol and territorial offices prior to statehood.
The Gazette published daily at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 established 1883. Subscription options include carrier, motor route and mail rates with weekly and yearly prices for local and out of state editions. Postmaster and contact numbers listed for address changes and service.
General news contact list for Cedar Rapids OWA City and WATE areas with phone lines for tips circulation and toll free numbers. Includes 319 area code references and an instruction to check GazetteOnline for complete directory and emails.
A columnist muses on football, politics, and vanity while noting a Minnesota project to burn turkey manure for electricity. The piece riffs on history, leadership, and the paradoxes of modern society, linking sports disappointment to broader economic and environmental ideas.
Veteran FDA Chief Lester Crawford abruptly resigns at 67 after a rocky tenure marked by safety recalls and regulatory clashes. President Bush taps Andrew von Eschenbach to serve as acting commissioner as scrutiny of drug and vaccine oversight continues.
Dublin leaders from Sinn Fein and the Irish government said the outlawed IRA is ready to dispose of stockpiled arms possibly within a week. The IRA had previously announced it renounced violence and would disarm fully on July 28.
Telluride Colorado moves to declare possession of marijuana an ounce or less by adults the lowest law enforcement priority. Town Council voted 6 0 to place the measure on the November 1 ballot asking marshals to deprioritize investigations arrests and prosecutions for simple possession.
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