Iowa Trails Need More Miles and Access for All
The Gazette advocates expanding Iowa’s network of trails with continued progress on planned routes and new access points. It endorses paving key sections like the Cedar Valley Nature Trail where appropriate, while preserving soft-surface sections for runners and maintaining variety in trail surfaces to boost tourism and quality of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Conservation Commission
Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Cedar Valley
Oscars draft stirs mixed reactions amid wartime protests
A letter from Joshua R. Walderbach and other readers discusses Hollywood restraint at the Oscars, critiques of federal policy, and questions about energy politics linked to the Iraq war. The piece references Tom Hanks and Will Smith, plus Hubbert Centre notes and calls for energy policy transparency.
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Tom Hanks
Will Smith
London
Evening Standard
Iraq
Hollywood
Joshua R. Walderbach
Marion
RiverRun Pushes Jobs and City Revitalization in Cedar Rapids
Raymond A. Dochterman, president of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Construction Trades Council, endorses RiverRun for creating local jobs, reviving brownfields, restoring the Czech Village, and converting a landfill into a public space with funds. He urges residents to support RiverRun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Raymond A. Dochterman
Marion
International cooperation urged to curb SARS spread
An editorial from the Philadelphia Inquirer argues that SARS shows the need for tighter global communication and oversight. It notes China’s slow response and calls for cross border cooperation, vaccines, and improved detection to limit future outbreaks.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Asia
Europe
Canada
United States
China
World Health Organization
Li Liming
Chinese Center For Disease Control
U.S. Institute of Medicine
Do Prayers Sometimes Go Unheard and Unanswered
The excerpt questions whether prayers are heard and answered and explores how to recognize help. It asks who listens and how one can know if prayers are granted, suggesting trust and timing influence the experience. The passage ends with a reflection on recognizing timely aid.
Bush Says Democracy Task for Iraq Will Surpass War
The piece argues postwar Iraq faces harder challenges than the war as U S officials prepare to govern Baghdad. It notes plans led by Gen Jay Garner to run ministries and the oil sector, while debates over an interim government and long occupation complicate democracy efforts.
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Bush
U.S
Baghdad
Kuwait
Iraq
Pentagon
Richard Perle
Syria
Iran
U.S. Defense Department
Jay Garner
Saddam
Ameri
Pentagon Hawks
CIA
James Woolsey
Ministry of Information
U.S. Agency For International Development
Defense Department
Washington Post
White House
Nelson Mandela
Hamid Karzai
Japan
Middle East
Phebe Marr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
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Dubuque
Dyersville
Trails Association
County Home Road
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Hubbert
RiverRun
Aan
William Kristol
Week
America
Trudy Rubin
Philadephia Inquirer
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