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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2012
Page
3
Iowa City Schools resolved a lawsuit over open records requests dating back to 2009. The district improved policies and procedures for handling requests, though questions remain about earlier denials and access for those without legal resources.
Linn County Crime Stoppers launches a texting option to report possible crime. The program aims to raise tips beyond the current 15 to 20 monthly calls to its 1 800 number with texts to CRIMES 274637 and 5227 in the message line. An officer can reply in real time.
A reader questions farmer accountability for farm runoff and compares oil spill liability to public waterways. She urges safe planting setbacks, references Blue Zones, and criticizes school data collection and administration priorities in Cedar Rapids.
A reader argues for sustaining aid as crucial for Polk, urges accountability for lawmakers, notes bills may die this year, and questions the delay of Wally Horn bill 2141. The letter ends with a neighbor warning about a roaming black cat near Lancelot Lane NW and 29th Street NW.
Critics urge an audit of Cedar Rapids Community School District arguing it spends on buildings while cash is tight. They claim staff pay is highest in the area and question whether raises will be negotiated regardless of funds.
Cedar Rapids schools ponder turning Polk Elementary's noted success into a district wide revenue model. The piece advocates marketing the Polk Potential while balancing budgets through revenue and expense cuts. It also critiques the Iowa General Assembly's walking out of a session and urges legislators to study bills before debate.
The piece weighs the push for fully automated cars against liberty concerns. It argues that while robots may reduce fatalities and aid the disabled, the trend could yield pervasive surveillance and control. It questions whether Americans will demand human control and a steering wheel in the auto future.
Peter Komendowski argues removal of the Maquoketa River dam at Delhi would restore the river and save taxpayers from nearly a million dollars yearly. He criticizes Lake Delhi Recreation Association for unreturned FEMA funds and opposes using more taxpayer money, urging stewardship of Iowa’s rivers and resources.
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