Cedar Rapids council faces sidewalk costs and old blame
The Gazette editorial notes Cedar Rapids sidewalks plan on eight arterial streets peak costs to homeowners with at least half share, notes absent council members who pushed retrofitting and criticizes past leaders for decades of neglect. Don Thomas to meet a resident for feet on the ground. Irony frames the quarrel over whether to build sidewalks as foot traffic arguments persist.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Kral
Kral
Don Thomas
Thomas
First Avenue
20Th Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
First Avenue NW
27Th Street
Hillside Wesleyan Church
Bowling Street
19Th
21St Avenues
West Post Road
Holly Avenue
Midway Drive
Edgewood Road
E Avenue
Johnson Avenue
Jacelyn Drive
Old Marion Road
F Avenue
42Nd Street
Redbud Road
Larry Drive
Brookland Drive
Redbud
Duke Blue Devils receive unimpressive NCAA trophy critique
A columnist derides the NCAA basketball trophy awarded to Duke as a cheap looking memento. They argue the prize reflects poor presentation despite the team’s pride in winning the title and question the league's emphasis on image.
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Duke Blue Devils
NCAA
Blue Devils
Linn County opposition to property tax limits and fiscal concerns
Lu Barron, chairperson of the Linn County Board of Supervisors, argues against the proposed property tax limitation bills. She notes Linn County’s Aaa rating, strong budgets, and lower levies, while warning of potential state cost shifting, service cuts, and higher debt costs if limits pass.
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Linn County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Midwest
Correctional Center
Lu Barron
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Alliant Energy plan threatens Cedar Valley Nature Trail
A protest narrative accuses Alliant Energy of decimating 1.5 percent of creekside trees along 13 miles of power lines to fund a prairie ecology design via Trees Forever. The piece portrays public notices as sparse and hearings as token as a lone activist urges Linn County officials to oppose the plan before trail habitat and windbreaks vanish.
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Alliant Energy
Trees Forever
Waterloo
Alliant
Linn County
Cedar Valley
Hiawatha
Verbal Goulash Syndrome in Bush Speech Study
A New York Times Book Review ad for Einstein's 1912 Manuscript prompts grammar notes as Art Heusinkveld cites misused plural verbs. The piece discusses pronoun agreement and levied charges along with a Washington Post report on President Bush speech issues and a punny headline.
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New York Times Book Review
Einstein
Art Heusinkveld
Art
George W. Bush
Washington Post
the Post
Grassley Forgetting Iowa Roots and Campaign Fund Ties
The author accuses Senator Chuck Grassley of losing touch with Iowa, citing out of state campaign money and heavy support for corporate interests. It argues he voted against McCain Feingold and backed far right appointments, urging Iowans to recall his stance in future elections.
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Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
Washington, D.C
Clarence Thomas
John Ashcroft
China policy critique underscores hawkish stance
The author condemns past deference to China and argues that a stronger approach is needed in response to aggression and Taiwan tensions. The piece questions apologies for incidents and urges coherent policy against what is labeled a thug nation.
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China
Tiananmen Square
Taiwan
The Gazette Letters Policy and Submission Rules
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns but notes not all can be printed. Submissions must include the writer's legal name full signature full street address and daytime phone number and no anonymity is allowed. A 300 word limit applies with one letter per writer every 30 days and editors may edit.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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