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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 2005
Page
2
Cedar Rapids area news notes a public art installation frames the city while a UI shuttle bus finds a suburban niche. An Iraqi community earlier welcomed by Americans is described as facing scams. The front page highlights Ely city actions, student transport, and local art.
Former FEMA head Michael Brown blamed others including Louisiana governor and New Orleans mayor as well as the Bush White House. New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass resigned after four troubled weeks amid desertions and disarray following Katrina. The report also notes U S military deaths in Iraq and Governor Vilsack's Walk Iowa tour with stops in Lamont Stanley and Oelwein.
Grant Wood earned a major commission in 1927 for a 24 foot stained glass window for the Vatarane Mamanarial Building on May's Island. While in Munich in 1928 he studied late Flemish masters, abandoning his impressionistic approach. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art hosts the "Grant Wood at 5 Turner Alley" show through Dec. 4 featuring works like Woman with Plants from 1929.
The Gazette corrects a report naming the contractor for the Highway 30 bridge over the Iowa River. The actual contractor is Iowa Bridge & Culvert of Washington, Iowa. Readers may submit comments about accuracy or seek clarification by contacting the newspaper.
The Gazette established in 1883 lists address at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa and postmaster instructions. It provides subscription rates by carrier motor route and mail options with weekly and yearly pricing and general contact numbers for service.
In a compact Cedar Rapids Iowa area listing the Gazette provides a general directory entry with telephone line hints and a reference to additional contact details and email addresses on GazetteOnline.com. The snippet includes area code 319 and a 339-3150 line for circulation or related inquiries.
The Gazette highlights commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Drive SW or at nearest recycling locations.
A bus driver Ged Scott recounted two stranded women on a New Orleans hotel roof during Katrina asking for help as rising floodwaters. A police boat asked them to lift shirts for rescue, they refused, and authorities left. The piece contrasts petty opportunism with quiet integrity amid societal collapse.
After Katrina, rumors circulated of rampant gangs, rapes, and mass deaths in New Orleans. Officials and researchers debunked the claims, noting only a handful of noncombat deaths and no substantiated rapes or mass killings. Experts attributed the spread to stress and gaps in initial reporting.
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