Editorial asks Iowa to fund K 12 and Iowa schools
The Gazette Editorial calls for higher funding and reviews tough budget choices facing Cedar Rapids and state lawmakers. It highlights options to raise taxes or cut arts and librarians and questions the absence of time for major policy reforms. It lists broad questions about funding equity standards and state education goals.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mary Meisterling
the Gazette
Kennedy High School
House
Iowa Senate
Community notes on daylight time arts and space program
Readers discuss daylight saving origins and railroads, praise a Cedar Rapids school play Annie, and urge defense of arts in schools. Letters cover driver education in Iowa, Bush space program revival benefits, economics, and national focus amid terrorism and Iraq concerns.
Are Sitcoms Dead The Dallas Take On TV's Future
The Dallas Morning News editorial discusses Entertainment Weekly's question if sitcoms are dead in a world of Survivor CSI and crime dramas. It recalls All in the Family and Will and Grace and notes Friends is leaving, while Frasier declines, urging executives to spark new creative comedies.
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United States
Amtrak
Bush
America
Iraq
Dallas Morning News
Entertainment Weekly
Minneapolis
Mary Richards
Will and Grace
Lucy
Frasier Crane
Tough road ahead for Hubble
NASA administrator Sean O Keefe outlines a path to extending the Hubble Space Telescope lifespan. He notes past servicing missions, the Columbia disaster, and the shift from crewed to potential robotic servicing while complying with board recommendations. The plan includes using battery management and leveraging Chandra Spitzer Kepler and James Webb to continue astronomical observations.
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Sean O’keefe
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble
Columbia
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Chandra
Spitzer
Kepler
James Webb
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NASA
Steven Smith
Mark Bowden
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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