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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2013
Page
4
Female judges in Linn and other counties raise funds among themselves to buy books and toys for children visiting inmates at the state prison for women in Mitchellville. Parents and students celebrated Independence Community School Districts new junior high and high school with a 27.5 million project.
Arson suspected after a Sunday blaze destroyed most of Kalona’s 1887 Bunker Mill Bridge over the English River. The bridge linked Kalona and Richmond, a key piece of a planned Kalona to Richmond bike and walking trail project.
Reader questions why input meetings were held for the Jones Golf Course plan while other items like hotel purchases PCI/Second Avenue closures and tax credits received none. The council overruled staff to preserve 18 holes, prompting concerns about finance, flood impacts, and street repair funding ahead of the November local option tax election.
Mary Barrier voices concern over Cedar Rapids spending while Abbe Center faces closure and Congress stalls on the farm bill. Sharon Hannen invites participation in the fourth Get Moving for Healthy Kids on August 25 at City High with a 5K walk and youth events to support Healthy Kids Community Care clinics and Mercy town City endowment funds. Sponsorships fund clinic budgets and scholarships are available via the GMHK site.
Jonah Goldberg argues the core reason for American reluctance to intervene in the Middle East is a lingering “to hell with them” attitude. He notes divisions among Republicans and Democrats, cites past and present skepticism toward entanglement, and suggests limited faith in Muslim world allies despite support for key partners like Israel and South Korea.
The piece argues Hasan's Fort Hood attack should be treated as combat and terrorism, not workplace violence, noting victims' benefits depend on classification. It cites Sgt. Karl Pasco’s heroism and injuries, congressional efforts, and Hasan's own stated motive, urging correct recognition of the attack as combat.
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