Cedar Rapids weighs goose feeding fines as policy option
The Gazette editorial argues for a feeding ban on city property with fines of 75 150 and 300 for first second and third offenses. It notes limited prior success and urges sunset clauses and alternative measures like shore line management deterrents and dog patrols used in Urbandale.
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Cedar Rapids
Kevin Baskins
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR Wildlife
Urbandale
Community letters critique Linn County officials and Parkinson's note
Multiple readers debate Linn County Auditor Joel Miller and a political ally, urging accountability and election outcomes, while a Parkinson's awareness column cites prevalence, costs, and helpline. The letters include a guest critique of civil union and marriage definitions referencing the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Joel Miller
Board of Supervisors
Miller
Garth Fagerbakke
Jefferson High Choir Seeks Finals Trip to Chicago
The Jefferson High School Show Choir requests permission to advance to the national finals in Chicago. Stakeholders argue for equal treatment with sports teams.
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Jefferson High School Show Choir
Chicago
Sharon Ullrick
Cedar Rapids
Guatemalan Dictator Rios Montt Faces Genocide Trial
Gen Efrain Rios Montt and Gen Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez stand accused of genocide and crimes against humanity for an 1980s campaign that killed about 1,800 indigenous Mayans and displaced 29,000. Witnesses describe torchings, beheadings, rapes, and mass displacement as U.S. aid and policies shaped the conflict.
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Guatemala City
Efrain Rios Montt
Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez
Axil
U.S
Rios Montt
United States
United Nations
Ronald Reagan
Congress Overhauls Federal Job Training with SKILLS Act
The House passes the SKILLS Act merging 47 federal work force programs into a $6.2 billion per year block grant through 2018. It aims to cut red tape and fund veterans employment specialists at one stops, while critics warn vulnerable groups may lose dedicated funding. Senate response and presidential capital remain key uncertainties.
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Government Accountability Office
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Cato Institute
House of Representatives
House
Labor Department
Eric Cantor
R-Va
Obama
House Democrats
Congress
Ead
Senate
Barack Obama
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