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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2010
Page
4
The Gazette asserts the Cedar Rapids district must repair public trust after a seven year embezzlement by former accounts clerk Jamie May totaling 587,784 dollars between 2002 and 2009. It notes weak internal controls, insufficient records, and questions accountability while urging stronger oversight and reforms.
The piece highlights volunteers across Cedar Rapids including a 60 year old reader, a bank president serving on boards, a Meals On Wheels team, and a flood recovery helper from elsewhere. It notes April as Volunteer Month and cites United Way of East Central Iowa efforts and a 4,500 volunteer total in 2009 delivering 75,000 hours.
The push to raise plant based diets faces production risks and aging farmers. Labor shortages and short growing seasons hinder growers. H 2A rules raise costs with transport and housing. Wage formulas add to the burden as activists push local produce.
A social worker in outpatient care thanks President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders for health insurance protections. The writer sees daily how insufficient coverage harms patients and supports long overdue reforms.
The piece critiques the health care reform law and stimulus outcomes. It cites corporate cost estimates by AT T and Caterpillar and recalls Medicare Part A spending forecasts versus actuals. It warns of a hidden value added tax and rising national debt as November nears.
A live online forum in Sioux City tied 30 second campaign bites to rapid fire chat. Branstad Roberts and Vander Plaats sparred on gambling marijuana and a “super governor” plan while noting experience and momentum. The Cedar Rapids follow up is set for May 1.
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