Campaigning for Cedar Rapids government forms
Editorial urges careful election conduct for Cedar Rapids June 14 vote on form of government and June 15 transition. Highlights roles of Mayor Paul Pate and Ron Corbett, chamber push for city manager system, council defense of the commission, and call for respectful, issue focused campaigns.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Pate
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids Area
Charter Commission
Corbett
City Hall
Commission
Pate
Chamber
Council
Change
Letters on wages retirees and community values in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader argues wages rose recently while retirees face rising costs and Medicare premiums. The letter urges opposing higher speed limits to prevent deaths, cites state trooper shortages, and honors Dr. Darrell Dennis and former Kennedy High principal Jim Schneckloth, urging kindness and mindful action.
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Robert M. L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Darrell Dennis
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Kennedy High School
Jim Schneckloth
Dennis
Dr. Dennis
Laws Should Keep Religion From Governing Law
A reader argues for keeping church out of civil law, praising common sense over religious rule. The letter asserts that morality can guide behavior without imposing religious standards on all, citing abortion and same sex marriage as issues better handled by secular law.
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Chandra Jordan Marion
Iowa leaders push for real property tax reform in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate urges action on a genuine property tax reform proposal ahead of session end. The piece champions budgeting like private enterprise, local accountability, revenue limits, and 21st century taxation to aid small businesses and homeowners across residential and commercial classes.
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Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa League of Cities
Iowa State Association of Counties
Iowa
Africa needs wiser leadership to curb crisis says essay
The piece argues Africa suffers from war famine and corruption while praising its culture and nature. It criticizes Western aid pledges and UN inefficiency, noting Darfur and Sudan’s wars, displacement, and rape. It urges US leadership to reform the UN and mobilize real aid.
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Africa
Kofi Annan
United Nations
Darfur
Sudan
Nations
United States
Cote d'Ivoire
Indian Ocean
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Russian Federation
Chechnya
Eritrea
Guinea
Republic of Congo
Somalia
West African
Iowa speed limit hike sparks grief and veto plea
A letter urges Governor Vilsack to veto an Iowa bill raising the state speed limit from 65 to 70 mph. The author ties higher speeds to tragedy after a 17 year old son was killed in a rear end collision with a semi on an Illinois highway and cites limited enforcement and trooper counts.
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Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Illinois
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