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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2009
Page
4
President Obama’s Earth Day stop in Newton featured a speech and a tour of a green factory in a former Maytag site highlighting Iowa renewables. Iowa Policy Project pegged wind at 15 percent of state power and praised biofuels leadership as transitional fuels.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources released an annual environmental report card scoring an overall B minus while water quality earned a C minus. The state faces ongoing efforts to protect water resources as leaders acknowledge needed improvements.
The letter thanks thousands of volunteers led by RSVP members in a range of services from reading to at risk children to crisis intervention. It notes the broad impact and mutual benefits, praising hundreds of 55 plus volunteers for hours and dedication.
The piece argues Obama travels the globe apologizing for U S Cold War actions and condemns predecessors. It contrasts nostalgia for victory with charges that Soviet lies and propaganda harmed global civilizational confidence and claims Obama ignores critical lessons of the era.
The Gazette lists staff including Publisher Dave Storey Editor Lyle Muller Opinion Page Editor Jeff Tecklenburg Information Content Conductor Steve Buttry Columnists Todd Dorman Jennifer Hemmingsen Beth DeBoom Editorial Writer Chuck Peters and Chairman Joe Hladky. Contact for the Opinion Page Editor is provided with a blank phone field.
The Gazette invites reader letters on public issues but reserves edits and publication at its discretion. Include name, street address, and phone for verification. 250 word limit. one letter per writer every 30 days. Submit by mail, fax, or email with contact details.
Mary Burke of Lisbon, a registered nurse with University of Iowa Health Care, argues that President Obama's budget offers a crucial step toward universal, affordable health care. She urges Congress, including Chuck Grassley, to match a 634 billion commitment to fund reforms and improve information, prevention, and bedside care nationwide.
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