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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2012
Page
3
President Barack Obama spoke to about 5,500 in Iowa urging Congress to prevent a 6.8 percent loan rate hike and expand work study. He emphasized higher education as the path to the middle class, citing personal loans and scholarships to prove education pays off.
The text links teen birthrate declines to prevention messages and notes abortion concerns. It cites 2010 teen births at record lows and mentions Planned Parenthood abortion appointments in Iowa City, arguing abortion data is essential to evaluate prevention messaging and birth control effectiveness.
Linda Hanover from Cedar Rapids urges city leaders to address all of G.R. rather than focusing only on flood zones or the RAGBRAI route. She criticizes excuses by officials, notes streets remain unrepaired four years after the flood, and calls for comprehensive city improvement.
Mike Cook of the Buchanan County Historical Society urges donations to save the six story Wapsipinicon Mill whose deteriorating roof has opened holes and rain damage to irreplaceable artifacts. Mail gifts to P O Box 321 Independence IA 50644 or visit buchanancountyhistory.com for details.
University of Iowa Greek Week volunteers gathered hundreds of school items for ToGather Together, aiding more than 3,000 Johnson County children. Co-directors Karrie Craig and Marsha Lowe noted the community effort and raised sculptures in judged categories.
Jim Sullivan argues for CWIP as a mechanism to recover financing costs for new nuclear projects in Iowa. He cites the Duane Arnold plant and the need for diverse zero carbon options while acknowledging market and regulatory risks. He critiques opposition as corporate welfare and urges long term, affordable clean energy planning.
Cedar Rapids officials debate shifting Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization funds from roads to a metro wide trails network. In 2016 about 80 percent of annual $3.2 million could back trails, linking communities and workplaces, despite opposition who fear loss of road projects.
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