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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2009
Page
4
Local public relations volunteers report at least 65 news stories about Cedar Rapids flood recovery and estimate national attention is worth 3 million dollars. Readers praise three longtime sports broadcasters from the area for their service. A 58 percent vote approves creating a municipal water board to plan a city water system after contamination from the 2008 flood.
The piece notes a national ammo shortage affecting police and the public amid two wars. It honors Linn County Deputy Mark Taylor who died on the job after a heart attack, praising his service and the impact of his loss. It also reports Terex Cedarapids ending operations in Cedar Rapids by mid 2010, eliminating about 170 local jobs while preserving 50 engineering and service roles.
Letter writers challenge Senator Grassley on health care reform remarks about Ted Kennedy and public options. They argue public coverage already serves 30 percent insured and Medicare and Medicaid users receive high quality care, urging voters to resist moves to limit public health care.
Readers argue over road access for bicycles and a national health plan. Kathleen Lane voices safety concerns for non motorized traffic, while Arleigh Clemens and Cathy Grawe advocate market based reforms and private options.
The text discusses private-sector health care reforms to reduce costs and expand insured Americans. It outlines tort reform to curb frivolous lawsuits and malpractice costs, with losers paying, and allows cross-state insurance competition. It also suggests a federal basic catastrophic policy standard.
A July 30 Marion Times letter to the editor accuses Marion government of fiscal irresponsibility citing 2008 09 wages for city employees excluding benefits totalling just under 10 million for a city of 35000 or less and urges taxpayers to contact the city manager mayor and council for change and oversight. The writer signs as Harry L Simonsen from Marion.
The essay contrasts Bastiat’s seen and unseen with a modern cash for clunkers program. It notes up to 4500 dollars for new cars, rapid depletion of a one billion funding, and questions about stimulus efficiency and wealth distribution. The piece critiques government seeing only created activity.
The article notes shrinking endowments push colleges to cut costs with athletic departments a target. It highlights cuts in men’s programs at Kutztown University, UNI, Western Washington, Delaware State, Portland State, and Carson-Newman, plus MIT eliminations. It argues Title IX compliance causes uneven impact and asks why men lose more scholarships.
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