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Updated June 18, 2000
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Attending college and working full time at a 70,000-circulation newspaper can be difficult, but that is what I did during my nine-month internship at The Cedar Rapids Gazette. In addition to often writing more than five stories per week, I also drove 25 miles one way from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City finishing my degree at The University of Iowa.

Stories from my nine-month internship are here, along with stories from my summer 1998 internship in The Gazette's Iowa City bureau.

Don't forget to drop me a line at steven_cook@altavista.com.

Ten really good clips from The Gazette

  • Giving new life to an old system-4/16/00
  • Roadside remembrance-5/28/00
  • Restart the heart-2/21/00
  • Wille set free-12/26/99
  • Way to stomach is through the heart-12/4/99
  • Tomlinson 'guilty' in murders of sister, dad-10/19/99
  • Elevator strands Oelwein woman for 10 long hours-10/9/99
  • Blast victim has focus on surviving girl-9/19/99
  • Swift water at Palisades claims man from Illinois-7/27/98
  • Organ recipients return to thank donor's parents-7/18/98
  • Meetings: Collection of Johnson County Supervisors stories-summer 1998
  • For selected stories by me from The Schenectady Daily Gazette, The Columbus Dispatch and The Daily Iowan, use the image to the left.

    • Gazette Iowa City police reporter

    June 2000

  • Colonial Park fire damage tops $1.7 million amount-6/17/00
  • Spinning tales-6/17/00
  • Storm water overruns roads-6/15/00
  • N.Y. Jets football player arrested in I.C. melee-6/13/00
  • VFW Post replacing stolen U.S. flags-6/6/00
  • Reform Party leaders defect-6/4/00
  • Message for kids: Drugs are no picnic-6/3/00
  • Big plans for `town' (pop. 6)-6/1/00
  • Signs at crash scene warn of road dangers-5/31/00
  • 6 charges against teen move to adult court-5/31/00

    • Spring 2000 Internship

    May 16 to 31, 2000

  • Everest: Iowan's ingenuity improved mountaineer mask-5/29/00
  • Roadside remembrance-5/28/00
  • Paving Deer Creek Road won't help safety: Official-5/27/00
  • Family, friends share sorrow-5/26/00
  • Accident kills West High senior-5/25/00
  • Packed auditorium enjoys Dvorak documentary-5/20/00
  • `Graphic' posters questioned-5/17/00
  • Aggressive pit bull is euthanized-5/16/00

    • May 1 to 15, 2000

  • Parachute gives plane safety net-5/15/00
  • Demand exceeds supply for some landscape trees-5/14/00
  • 1 school, 1 family, 4 generations-5/13/00
  • `It's devastation': Vilsack declares disaster areas-5/13/00
  • Tornadoes storm through NE Iowa-5/12/00
  • Giuliani plummets on mock market-5/12/00
  • CBS follows classwork of C.R. college student-5/12/00
  • Group helps parents of Navy plebes-5/11/00
  • Education, naturally-5/11/00
  • From fat cat to fit cat ... to N.Y.-5/10/00
  • Human rights interest serves as guide-5/7/00
  • Hidden treasures-5/6/00
  • Ex-officer found guilty of lesser assault charge-5/6/00
  • WHEN: Decaying school buildings affect everyone-5/5/00
  • Smog levels trigger concern-5/4/00
  • A nightmare in New York-5/3/00
  • School board: Toddville kindergartners go to Alburnett-5/2/00

    • Spring 2000 Internship

    April 16 to 30, 2000

  • Suspect in Arlington burglary, vandalism eludes deputies-4/29/00
  • Mount Everest mock trial excites Prairie 8th graders-4/27/00
  • Financial concerns raised at Roosevelt-4/26/00
  • Everest: Adventurers return from ups and downs-4/26/00
  • Feds say mom sold cocaine from her C.R. hospital room-4/25/00
  • Everest: 1 chance to be 2nd-4/23/00
  • Environmental work is never done-4/22/00
  • Adoption notice-4/21/00
  • Williamsburg jewelry store robbed as employees watch-4/20/00
  • Way oversize load-4/20/00
  • Tempers flare over busing-4/18/00
  • School district faces dilemma-4/17/00
  • Giving new life to an old system-4/16/00

    • April 1 to 15, 2000

  • School group wants parents to assess C.R. district needs-4/14/00
  • Diversity benefits workplace, speaker says-4/14/00
  • Dubuque pork plant will lay off 1,000-4/11/00
  • All-politics radio station is launched on Internet-4/11/00
  • Church looks at its options-4/1/00

    • March 16 to 31, 2000

  • Cost counting-3/30/00
  • Cornell professor Stephen Lacey dies-3/30/00
  • Junkins loses appeal-3/28/00
  • Housing agency finds new home-3/25/00
  • Firefighters fight over fund raising-3/25/00
  • Gas prices fall a few cents across E. Iowa-3/24/00
  • McLeodUSA probing cause of cable cut-3/23/00
  • Unexpected fires could lessen Red Cross non-emergency services-3/22/00
  • Iowans urge action to correct tobacco ruling-3/22/00
  • Done deal: Don`t be caught unaware by closing costs-3/19/00
  • Parishioners grieve loss of St. Stephen's church-3/18/00
  • Survivors give thanks-3/17/00
  • Diving into NCAA pools-3/16/00

    • March 1 to 15, 2000

  • Group fights high C.R. airfare-3/14/00
  • Quality is key for Jim-3/12/00
  • Behavior expert: Children need playtime-3/11/00
  • Dry conditions fuel grass fires-3/9/00
  • Resignation offered by Tipton official-3/7/00
  • Kangarooing pays off for sickest babies and their parents-3/6/00
  • Grass fires flare up in E. Iowa-3/6/00
  • Man arrested for failure to pay child support to 6 women-3/4/00
  • Visit to restaurant yields bust by INS-3/3/00
  • Tama County woman claims $100,000 prize-3/3/00
  • SUVs selling despite record gas prices-3/2/00
  • Cedar Rapids firefighter is fired, again-3/2/00
  • C.R. educator receives honor-3/1/00
  • C.R. businesses unfazed by leap day-3/1/00

    • February 16 to 29, 2000

  • Leaping for joy-2/29/00
  • Religious trip turns rigorous-2/26/00
  • Class size reduction efforts paying off in Iowa-2/26/00
  • Couple from Victor treat students to `Les Miz'-2/25/00
  • C.R. history uncovered-2/23/00
  • Restart the heart-2/21/00
  • Legislators urge better child care for work force-2/20/00
  • Customers stock up in anticipation of storm-2/18/00
  • Dropout rate declining among college freshmen-2/17/00
  • Suspect tries to run police off road-2/16/00

    • February 1 to 15, 2000

  • Firm calls Lisbon prime site for waste transfer facility-2/15/00
  • Belle Plaine shaken by spate of fires-2/12/00
  • Mount Mercy student lobbies for disabled-2/12/00
  • Policeman, dog uninjured in 2-vehicle accident-2/11/00
  • Census needs workers-2/8/00
  • E. Iowan pleads guilty to drug charge-2/4/00

    • January 16 to 31, 2000

  • Accountability is key component to increasing rural fire levy cap-1/29/00
  • Northern light show might be preview-1/29/00
  • All Saints pupils bask in Warner's golden glow-1/28/00
  • Firefighter responds to neighbor's deadly house fire-1/26/00
  • Dog Days loses license-1/25/00
  • Campaign buttons: A lost art-1/24/00
  • Iowa Caucuses: Grass roots run deep-1/23/00
  • Don't let your babies grow to be paper boys-1/22/00
  • Surgical sponges go with medical waste-1/21/00
  • Mercy to use baby security-1/21/00
  • Dole sings Bush's praises-1/17/00

    • January 1 to 15, 2000

  • Working together to deliver firetruck to city in Mexico-1/15/00
  • Gore tries to sway doubters in Cedar Rapids-1/13/00
  • Wille leaves confinement behind him-1/12/00
  • Flu sufferers urged to get immediate care-1/12/00
  • Groups assail contributions by securities industry-1/12/00
  • Water problems cited in Lansing-1/8/00
  • Cedarapids lays off 150, says restructuring over-1/5/00
  • Influx of flu patients increases-1/5/00

    • Fall 1999 Internship

    December 16 to 31, 1999

  • Wille greeted by throng of relatives in Iowa-12/30/99
  • Hospitals set for New Year's Eve-12/30/99
  • Wille: `I love being here'-12/29/99
  • Wille leaves Georgia, heads back to Iowa-12/28/99
  • Wille set free-12/26/99
  • Iowa’s Impact: The top of the crop-12/26/99
  • Iowa’s Impact: Where are the women?-12/26/99
  • C.R. churches dish out Christmas cheer-12/26/99
  • Unable to use stable, church worships in feedlot-12/25/99
  • Wille may be freed Monday-12/24/99
  • Another Y2K mystery: What will people be doing for New Year`s?-12/24/99
  • DJ takes final spin on final day of 1999-12/24/99
  • McKinley students care-12/22/99
  • Wille to wait another week for trial info-12/18/99
  • Slick roads lead to accidents, death-12/18/99
  • Ill boy's family to get $304,000 of settlement-12/17/99
  • Wille investigation nears end-12/16/99
  • Alliant to triple staff on New Year's Eve-12/16/99

    • December 1 to 15, 1999

  • Stores pull figurines made with cat hair-12/15/99
  • 6 million and counting-12/14/99
  • Siberia work warms heart of E. Iowan-12/12/99
  • Wille's trial delayed overseas-12/9/99
  • Family feels touch of strangers-12/8/99
  • Way to stomach is through the heart-12/4/99
  • Longtime hunter has changed his game to deer-12/3/99
  • AIDS Day carries voice of victims-12/2/99

    • November 15 to 30, 1999

  • State Web site helps in nursing home search-11/29/99
  • Pat the robot joins Mercy staff-11/29/99
  • It takes a crowd to cook for a crowd-11/25/99
  • Seek people to test Alzheimer drug-11/22/99
  • Iowan sold world on chiropractic-11/21/99
  • Swan-hunting study takes flight in Iowa-11/19/99
  • It's Salvation Army kettle time-11/17/99
  • Velvet Revolution-11/16/99

    • November 1 to 15, 1999

  • C.R. man's hopes mount-11/14/99
  • Car-bus collision near Toledo kills 1-11/13/99
  • Borrowing buses called `a valuable tool'-11/13/99
  • Call for cuts in defense timed for Veterans Day-11/11/99
  • C.R. businesses defend actions at cigarette hearing-11/11/99
  • Teens visiting Leach also bump into Bono-11/10/99
  • Rangers oppose DNR plan-11/10/99
  • C.R. Freedom Festival 2000 unveils a new logo for a new millennium-11/10/99
  • Palo plant reports tiny cracks-11/9/99
  • Red Cross categorizes AIDS as a disaster-11/6/99
  • Pederson hopes to help immigrant students get jobs-11/5/99
  • Word on street: no change-11/3/99
  • Election may help Wille's case-11/2/99
  • Landfill foe donates to council challengers-11/2/99
  • Supremacists target C.R.-11/1/99

    • October 16 to 31, 1999

  • Niece's curiosity leads Bronze Star to family-10/30/99
  • Firefighters extinguish fire at 2-story home-10/30/99
  • Trauma counselors sent to aid of dispirited Iowan-10/28/99
  • `Iowa' lord to give up seat-10/28/99
  • Eastern Iowa schools ready for Y2K-10/28/99
  • Stewart memorabilia prices skyrocket online-10/26/99
  • Fewer nuts, fewer trees-10/25/99
  • Tapped out-10/22/99
  • Red Cross worker witnesses disaster trauma-10/22/99
  • Education official campaigns for Gore-10/21/99
  • Mercy plans new look-10/20/99
  • Wille's advocate redoubles effort-10/20/99
  • Tomlinson 'guilty' in murders of sister, dad-10/19/99
  • Dole touts freedom of choice in schools-10/16/99
  • YWCA anti-violence plan kicks off in Linn County-10/16/99

    • October 1 to 15, 1999

  • 4 Eastern Iowa counties still using bounties-10/15/99
  • Aiding the body and the spirit-10/15/99
  • `Convoy' hopes drive planners-10/14/99
  • UI concerned about Web auction-10/13/99
  • Sister-in-law fights for Wille overseas-10/12/99
  • `Welcome sight'-10/11/99
  • `Convoy' to offer food, medical aid-10/11/99
  • School bullying rare, say students-10/10/99
  • Search turns up brick steps at Brucemore Mansion in C.R.-10/10/99
  • Faulkes Woods dedicated-10/10/99
  • Book of Czech folk songs was 60 years in the making-10/10/99
  • Elevator strands Oelwein woman for 10 long hours-10/9/99
  • C.R. mayor: Come over for caucuses-10/9/99
  • East Iowan confronts Republic of Georgia-10/8/99
  • Grant Wood art could exhibit in Prague-10/4/99

    • September 16 to 30, 1999

  • Milk prices expected to rise-9/30/99
  • Jail plan just needs money-9/28/99
  • HACAP breaks ground today on new building-9/28/99
  • Forecast: Fall color plentiful-9/26/99
  • Georgia president doesn't meet with Iowa senators during visit-9/24/99
  • Generous donation surprises nature center director-9/24/99
  • Cleaner-burning fuels focus of weekend expo on energy-9/24/99
  • Camp Courageous fixing up pancakes for 3,000 Sunday-9/24/99
  • Amana lawyer's license suspended-9/24/99
  • Georgian shuns meeting on Iowan-9/23/99
  • Former Cedar Rapids woman awakened by 7.6 earthquake-9/23/99
  • DCI: 2-year-old I.C. murder still being investigated-9/22/99
  • Highway 30 work to switch lanes; completion nears-9/21/99
  • Blast victim has focus on surviving girl-9/19/99
  • Area churches grappling with security-9/17/99
  • Lucky find helped author to write book about photographer-9/16/99
  • Gas prices at highest in 2 years-9/16/99

    • September 1 to 15, 1999

  • 2 local Red Cross workers leaving for Southeast-9/14/99
  • Tipper Gore: Keep teachers employed-9/11/99
  • Smog in C.R. twice exceeded healthy levels-9/11/99
  • Heritage Area Agency begins fund-raising drive-9/10/99
  • Iowa City school candidates talk about communication-9/9/99
  • Iowa Citian turns 99 on 9/9/99-9/9/99
  • Wille relative: Pressure leader-9/8/99
  • Much work to do-9/6/99
  • Iowa City-Coralville road connection to open Nov. 1-9/5/99
  • Disabled workers not hard on budget-9/3/99
  • MD fishbowl moving back to old home-9/2/99
  • Grassley: Ensure fair treatment of Wille-9/2/99
  • U of I aids needy farm students-9/1/99
  • Iowan uses airwaves to battle charges-9/1/99

    • August 1999

  • C.R. man experiences Dennis-8/31/99
  • In foreign jail, Iowan awaits help from world-8/29/99
  • Misconduct alleged in firing of officer-8/28/99
  • Woman killed in auto accident near Iowa City-8/26/99
  • Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity breaks ground-8/26/99
  • 20 C.R. congregations join to help community's low-income residents-8/25/99
  • National report: C.R. child-friendly-8/24/99
  • Iowans love Caller ID, too-8/24/99

    • Summer 1998 Internship

    August 16 to 31, 1998

  • Effort targets top county tax violators-8/30/98
  • Disabled plane lands safely-8/24/98
  • Students unload on University of Iowa residence halls-8/23/98
  • Police eye traffic flow on street-8/23/98
  • Models host air show-8/23/98
  • SEATS chief named-8/20/98
  • SEATS director to be named-8/19/98
  • Bid for new sirens accepted-8/19/98
  • Hearing implantees gather in Iowa City-8/17/98
  • Lake business on slow rise-8/16/98
  • Mall helps lure tourists-8/16/98
  • Camper lost in fire on I-80-8/16/98
  • Man hospitalized after cycle crash-8/16/98

    • August 1 to August 15, 1998

  • Rezoning approved for church-8/14/98
  • 4 applicants in running for SEATS post-8/13/98
  • North Corridor seeks funds for ambulance-8/12/98
  • Kitchen fire closes restaurant-8/10/98
  • Christian school grows out of space-8/9/98
  • Workers catching up on delayed bridge work-8/9/98
  • Iowa City honors historian Weber-8/9/98
  • Plan to move Catholic church to Coralville advances-8/7/98
  • Focus back on family after turmoil of crash-8/6/98
  • Johnson board seeks state child-care hike-8/5/98
  • Shelter overflows with 35 new arrivals-8/4/98
  • A `crazy' first week for Coral Ridge-8/3/98
  • Residents near Coralville mall worry about traffic and safety-8/3/98
  • Talk, talk, talk, vote?-8/2/98
  • New policy curbs street trash-8/2/98
  • Guns found during car search-8/2/98

    • July 16 to 31, 1998

  • Part of Iowa City won't have sirens back until November-7/31/98
  • Quiet adds to appeal downtown in Iowa City-7/30/98
  • SEATS likely to lose backup-7/29/98
  • Hearing scheduled for cable-7/29/98
  • Swift water at Palisades claims man from Illinois-7/27/98
  • Shoppers preview businesses at Coral Ridge-7/26/98
  • Celebrating the ADA-7/26/98
  • Project should cut pressure on sewers-7/26/98
  • Re-accreditation survey is set at VA Medical Center-7/26/98
  • Fire levels hog building-7/26/98
  • Governor focusing on schools-7/23/98
  • 5, 6, pick up sticks-7/22/98
  • Fair adjusts to growth-7/19/98
  • Library funding tops half-7/19/98
  • Solon festival draws crowd-7/19/98
  • Fire guts firefighter's garage-7/19/98
  • Organ recipients return to thank donor's parents-7/18/98
  • County welfare reform lags behind state-7/17/98

    • July 1 to 15, 1998

  • Mental health service hit with funding cuts-7/15/98
  • Democrat Wellstone mulls presidential run-7/13/98
  • Jones not grounded by retirement-7/12/98
  • 13th century lives for day-7/12/98
  • Johnson OK's pact for sheriff's employees-7/10/98
  • Permit process eased to aid rural rebuilding-7/10/98
  • Free and easy permits proposed for repairs of storm damage-7/8/98
  • County will continue policy to purchase computers in C.R.-7/8/98
  • Closing damp, but festival had `gusto'-7/6/98
  • Pinned man still in hospital-7/6/98
  • Garage collapses, pins man-7/5/98
  • Barn can't dodge storm-7/5/98
  • Dane shares love of farm with visitors-7/5/98
  • No rain, so jazz reigns-7/5/98
  • Parade diverts worries-7/5/98
  • Johnson emergency sirens lack backup power: Official-7/3/98
  • Thousands to jazz it up in Iowa City-7/3/98
  • Grads eyed for job pool-7/2/98
  • Adult day care center looks for new location-7/1/98

    • June 16 to 30, 1998

  • Trees uprooted in Johnson County-6/30/98
  • Cancer research big winner-6/29/98
  • Another puppy reported stolen from Iowa City Animal Shelter-6/29/98
  • Iowa City man reports robbery by 4 young men-6/29/98
  • Courthouse projects ease space woes-6/28/98
  • Obscenity declarations rare: White-6/26/98
  • Johnson County debates board's budget practice-6/26/98
  • 3% pay increase likely-6/24/98
  • Coral Ridge countdown-6/21/98
  • Bus drivers saddle up for state's 12th `Roadeo'-6/21/98
  • Corridor plans connect trails through city-6/21/98
  • Gun fired in confrontation-6/21/98
  • County to finish overlooked intersection work-6/19/98
  • North Liberty, Coralville talk of joint efforts-6/17/98
  • Union backers to hold vigil today-6/17/98

    • June 1 to 15, 1998

  • Eternal flames-6/15/98
  • Camp lets sick kids share fun-6/15/98
  • Iowa City Arts Festival draws crowds, interest-6/14/98
  • Rains slowing road projects-6/14/98
  • Man robbed at knifepoint-6/14/98
  • Options weighed in dealing with enrollment size-6/12/98
  • Control of Johnson County road dust authorized-6/12/98
  • Narrow defeat uncontested in Johnson County-6/10/98
  • Iowa City might lease smaller SEATS buses-6/10/98
  • Rallying support-6/8/98
  • Lisbon youth wins contest for child labor-free label-6/8/98
  • Animals find new friends-6/7/98
  • Finding homes rewards Boothroy-6/7/98
  • Carrier delivers help-6/7/98
  • Contracts OK'd for ambulance, SEATS workers-6/5/98
  • Proposal: Firm's SEATS pact to be phased out-6/4/98
  • Stutsman, Lehman win-6/3/98

    • March 1998-Correspondent

  • Area schools offer diverse environment-3/29/98
  • On-the-job benefits for new mall-3/29/98

    • Winter Break '98-Correspondent

  • Recorder says funds safe-1/16/98
  • Johnson County attorney seeking raises for office attorneys-1/16/98
  • Senior Dining struggling-1/15/98
  • Impact study bids presented-1/14/98
  • New voting booths sought-1/13/98
  • Public service lures Bolkcom to seek office-1/11/98
  • SEATS contract extended again-1/9/98
  • Johnson County supervisors board chairman announces bid for Senate-1/7/98
  • Dissension among the ranks-1/7/98
  • Break is a lonely time in residence halls-1/4/98
  • Johnson County hires 1st human resources director-12/31/97
  • Bolkcom to be voted chairman of supervisors-12/31/97

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