Ioway Trail Could Link Core Corridor Communities
Editorial notes a four county loop plan connecting Cedar Rapids Solon North Liberty Iowa City Coralville Tiffin Amana Walford and Fairfax. The project seeks $72 million from the Community Attractions and Tourism program and state support under Great Places to build a statewide trail network. Local governments and organizations must join, with memos of understanding urged, to accelerate funding and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Johnson
Iowa
Benton
Cedar Rapids
Solon
North Liberty
Iowa City
Coralville
Tiffin
Amana
Walford
Fairfax
Tom Vilsack
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Organization
Williamsburg
Iowa State University
John Yapp
Johnson County Council of Governments
Letters to the Editor on Social Security Privatization and Child Safety
Readers critique Bush era privatization proposals for Social Security and urge firm stand from leaders. A Cedar Rapids correspondent questions public messaging on the issue. Parents share trauma over Jessera Gage case and urge schools to better protect and inform children. Candy Jones
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Jetsera Gage
Jessera
Candy Jones
Cedar Rapids
Letter from Leighton Phillips Sr on war, faith, and duty
A reader from Manchester praises military service in World War II and Korea, supports freeing Iraqi civilians, honors deceased servicemen, and expresses faith in a Christian president and democracy in Iraq. He notes his brother was killed at sea and buried there, and credits divine guidance for America's path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Iraq
America
Leighton Phillips
Manchester
Leach Faces Social Security Shift After Iowa Press Remarks
The article questions Rep. Jim Leach position on Social Security reform after his Feb. 4 Iowa Public Television appearance in which he endorsed individual accounts as a longer term rational fix, stirring concerns about moderation vs flip flap.
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Rep
Jim Leach
Iowa
Senators urge Bush to fully fund veterans programs in 2006 budget
Several senators sent a letter to President Bush demanding a budget that fully funds the Veterans Administration and the health care system. The writers express dismay at cuts to veterans programs in the 2006 proposal and question the message sent to Americans about support for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Congress
Veterans Administration
Uncle Sam
A T rex Named Sue Exhibit At UNI Museums
Barbara Kruth praises the A T rex Named Sue exhibit at UNI Museums in Cedar Falls. She notes the exhibit and gift shop offer educational, family friendly learning opportunities for kids and adults and recommends visiting UNI Museums for additional natural history displays.
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Iowa
UNI Museum
Sue
University Museum
Hudson Road
University Avenue
Barbara Kruth
Cedar Rapids
E-scene threats and e filing shape the coming age
The piece contrasts IRS online filing with rising cybercrime. It cites Choicepoint LexisNexis and GM data breaches, notes phishing spyware and data mining, and argues that theft will persist as long as wealth exists. It warns against centralized目信redit systems and reflects on AI, AM and AB in cyberwar.
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Internal Revenue Service
Choicepoint
LexisNexis
Reed Elsevier
General Motors
IRS
Uncle Sam
Microsoft
Bill Gates
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