Road vote reversal ties Cedar Rapids interchange to Collins road
Mayor Don Canney won 18-2 from the regional planning commission to reverse a deletion of the Forty-second street interchange on Interstate 380. The decision ties the project to the Collins road NE extension, with engineers backing the state plan and traffic projections showing reduced daily vehicle counts.
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Iowa 55 mph claim raises highway credibility questions
A reader letters critique questions the Iowa Department of Transportation study that cites an average speed of 55.6 mph across Iowa and six neighboring states. The letter notes observed driving 55 mph by travelers and suggests hidden data or methods behind the figure.
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Checks and Balances for Power in Police and Business
The author argues that concentration of power in police and corporate spheres requires stronger checks and balances. Current police restraint via excluding improperly obtained evidence is flawed and may let guilty criminals go free. Proposes punishments for officers who violate rights and stronger corporate governance to curb undue power and protect due process.
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Carter's popularity holds strong despite policy debates
Louis Harris reports 67 percent positive overall for President Carter with sharp style popularity. By 85 percent, Americans praise his frugality and open administration, while perceptions of his economy and Russia policy run near 49 30 and 48 24 positive with notable uncertainty.
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Carter earns broad support for budget cuts and foreign policy
Poll figures show 63 percent positive on cutting federal spending and 63 percent on working for world peace. Carter also picks up 53 percent for standing up for dissident rights and 52 percent for pardoning Vietnam draft evaders, with mixed opinions on allied relations and other foreign policy areas.
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Questioning Corporate Power and Citizens’ Rights
The editor argues that undue concentrations of corporate power threaten public welfare and constitutional rights. It urges state and national legislatures to study the issue and pass laws guaranteeing due process and other rights within corporate procedures, and questions whether such corporations should remain incorporated.
Values in life sparks debate over TV tower damage and losses
A reader questions how monetary compensation for property damage and income loss could be weighted against four fatalities. The remark highlights ethical tensions between financial awards and human lives in public discourse.
Readers question value of a life and legal settlements
A reader questions lawyers and the small settlement for a man's death, asking why Dempsey Clark received only 35 666 for an unmarried life. The letter argues the loss affects families and compares the payout to property damage and income loss, ending with a note on ensuring children are raised in the father’s religion.
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Dempsey Clark
Unwanted rights claims on equal rights amendment
Letter-writer Ken Thimmesch objects to the Equal Rights Amendment, arguing it shifts marriage and family protections to federal control, dangers to women in work and education, potential compulsory service, and abortion rights, with various societal and financial impacts. Address: 939 Jacolyn Drive NW.
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Ken Thimmesch
Jacolyn Drive
Salt Talks and the Great Seasoning Debate in 20th Century Press
A spoofed international standoff imagines the United States and the Soviet Union negotiating over salt and spices. The piece lampoons cold war paranoia by weaving in pepper oregano mozzarella and cheese as negotiable weapons while lampooning congressional lobbies and presidential image concerns.
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