Cedar Rapids School Fees Spark Review by Officials
Editorial notes Cedar Rapids Community Schools raised per student fees to 72 for high school 42 for middle 22 for elementary totaling 136 for a three child family plus supply charges. Critics say costs strain families though exemptions exist for free meal qualifiers and districts justify per pupil cost shifts amid district needs.
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Reagan Boom Deserves Credit for Economic Rise
James K. Glassman argues that 15 years of strong growth come from private sector activity, tax cuts, and deregulation under Reagan. He criticizes Clinton and Congress for taking credit and cites rising tax receipts, low inflation, and reduced government role as signs the economy drives its own success. He notes CEO surveys credit productivity and policy, with Reagan singled out as key.
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Clinton did it By Kent Conrad
Kent Conrad argues that Democratic fiscal policy under Clinton created a booming economy and shrinking deficits. He contrasts supply side claims with actual outcomes, citing debt growth under Reagan and Bush, the 1993 plan, job gains, low inflation, and stock market gains as evidence that fiscal policy mattered. He labels supply-siders as revising history.
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Bill Clinton
Bush
Federal Reserve
Clinton
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Bow hunting plan in Cedar Rapids faces opposition
A letter to the Gazette argues Cedar Rapids should not approve a August 20 plan allowing bow hunting of deer within city limits. The writer calls archery hunting cruel and inefficient, citing a high crippling rate and deer safety concerns for motorists and residents. Alternatives like fencing reflectors contraceptives and unpalatable plants are urged, with the Fund for Animals promoting Living With Deer as a resource.
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Cedar Rapids
Fund For Animals
Local cancer fund drive flagged as nonlocal solicitations
The Linn County Area Cancer Center for Detection and Prevention is a West Coast funded project and not Mercy Medical Center's local cancer center. About 94 cents of each dollar reportedly goes to fundraising or administration, not direct cancer care.
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Mercy Medical Center
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West Coast
Gazette invites letters and guest columns with guidelines
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. Include writer full name, signature, address, and daytime phone. No anonymity, 300 word limit, one letter per writer every 30 days. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 or via fax or email with full identification.
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