Coralville Lake bans alcohol on beaches sparking debate
The Gazette Editorial argues the Corps oversteps with a beach alcohol ban at Coralville Lake set to start Saturday. It notes drownings and fights linked to drunken behavior but says existing state and county laws should curb misdeeds, possibly with sheriff patrols or higher fees rather than a blanket ban.
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Kent Park
Johnson County
Conservation Board
Coralville Lake
Corps
John Castle
West Overlook
Castle
Iowa
Sugar Bottom
The Rich Getting Richer and the Iraq Debate
The piece argues that elite education remains accessible mainly to the wealthy while the middle and lower classes face burdens, including the draft debate spurred by Hagel and Biden. It notes rising college costs, the shift in admissions toward rich families, and concerns about future leadership and fairness in America.
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Yale
United States
Chuck Hagel
R-Neb
Vietnam
Paul Wolfowitz
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iraq
Joseph Biden
Delaware
White House
Bush
Congress
The
New York Times
Hagel
America
Harvard
University of Michigan
Stanford
Daddy
Bush tax cuts favor wealthy. calls to vote out Bush
Letter writers argue that 20 percent of middle class households receive an average 647 tax cut while every household above 1 million earns a 123600 cut. They cite college tuition increases, job losses, and health care cuts, urging Iowans to vote against George Bush and Republicans. The piece also features a plea for animal welfare with a Beloved Animals appeal and author Laurie Crawford Stone Cedar Rapids.
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Bush and Company
9 11 Commission Runaround Highlights Bush Secretive Era
The 9 11 Commission faced long obstruction from the Bush administration including funding limits and information stalls. Condoleezza Rice finally testified after weeks of refusal, with the White House restricting testimony and setting deadlines. Bush will appear with Vice President Cheney, prompting public scrutiny of secrecy in his tenure.
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Bush
Commission
National Security
Condoleezza Rice
White House
Dick Cheney
United States of America
Thompson compares universal health care claim to Hoover insult
The article criticizes Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson for saying emergency care in America equates to universal health care. It argues his remark echoes Hoover’s 1932 stance and highlights the administration’s stance on universal care amid 44 million uninsured. It calls out the inefficiency and cost of relying on emergency rooms for basic care.
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Bush Administration
Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
America
Iraq
Thompson
Herbert Hoover
Kindness to Companion Animals Week Focuses on Care
May 2 to 8 marks Kindness to Companion Animals week urging loving companionship for dogs. Kindness means affection interaction and exercise along with food water and medical care. It rejects chaining or penning and stresses indoor living with responsible training.
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the Gazette
Richard Nixon
Lawrence Summers
the Times
George Bush
Richard Reeves
Universal Press Syndicate
Arapia
Ker
Belovedanimals.com
Laurie Crawford Stone
Cedar Rapids
Hoover
Hasette
Mark Bowden
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Gazette Communications
Joe Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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