Coralville plan eyed as economic boost for Corridor
Editorial argues Coralville city plan to build a 63 million convention center hotel and restaurant along I 80 will attract visitors and spending to Iowa City Coralville and region. Local business leaders back the project while opponents face weak grounds for blocking it.
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Coralville Hotel Associates
Interstate 80
Coralville
Iowa City
Iowa
Coral Ridge Mall
Bruce Kinseth
Kinseth
Pat Guard
Iowa City Area
Josh Schamberger
Iowa City-Coralville
Community letter on substance abuse and safety issues
A lengthy letter urges employers to address substance abuse in the workplace and promotes a Cedar Rapids seminar led by local agencies. It also calls residents to observe National Night Out and critiques speed enforcement politics and a separate tax holiday editorial on school supplies.
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Social Service
Cedar Rapids
America
Democrats Face Dilemma Between Interest Groups and Swing Voters
The 2004 Democratic presidential hopefuls woo labor, civil rights, and antiwar groups while risks rise of alienating suburban, middle-class swing voters. DLC leaders in Philadelphia push their centrist message as candidates skip the forum, amid divisions over same sex marriage and domestic partnerships. Mark Penn warns the party must reconnect with mainstream Americans to win next year.
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New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton
DLC
Philadelphia
DLE
Pittsburgh
National Urban League
Bush
John Edwards
North Carolina
Bob Graham
Florida
Carol Moseley Braun
Illinois
Dennis Kucinich
Ohio
al Sharpton
Howard Dean
Vermont
Gallup
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Texas
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Iowa
Michigan
Afl-Cio
Chicago
Iowa Federation of Labor
May
American Federation of State
John Kerry
Massachusetts
Dean
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
Clinton
Mark Penn
Penn
America
Wearable computers push brain boosts into daily life
The piece envisions ear buds and glasses mounted wearable computers by decade's end. It describes the Personal Awareness Assistant with voice recognition, recording conversations, reminders, GPS prompts, and a pocket mouse to control a glasses display, noting memory and privacy concerns.
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Luke Hughes
Accenture Technology Labs
Palo Alto
Calif
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