Prep for Iowa camping season with new reservation system
The Gazette urges spring cleanup and tent checks as peak camping begins May 1. Iowa state parks now offer half their 5200 sites for online or phone reservations, with fees and a first weekend May public free camping noted.
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Call to curb endless tax hikes and urged year‑round schools
A Cedar Rapids reader urges stopping recurring local option sales tax and cigarette tax increases. They advocate year‑round schools to consolidate districts, warn of higher costs on purchases and demand accountability from lawmakers. The letter questions TouchPlay bans and argues teacher pay should rise to retain staff while taxes rise to cover revenue gaps.
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Christopher Rants
Iowa
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Price of loyalty in the Bush White House
The excerpt portrays Andy Card as a skilled White House chief of staff amid a high price for loyalty under President Bush. It links Card’s resignation to broader staff turnover, notes power dynamics with Karl Rove, and references key events like 9 11 and Fitzgerald's probe.
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