Hy-Vee TIF debate hinges on city’s costs and returns
The Gazette argues TIF support for Hy-Vee on First Avenue is economically justifiable. It notes nearby stores have closed and warns higher taxes may be needed elsewhere to cover district costs. It urges council members to weigh long term benefits of a kept, rebuilt Hy-Vee against immediate tax losses.
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Eagle
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Clancey
Todd
Lyle Hanson
David Zahn
Don Thomas
Zahn
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Hanson
THE LIST of hoaxes warp-speeding
A hoax claiming the IQs of last 50 years presidents circulated online, listing Kennedy, Clinton, Carter and FDR as geniuses while Reagan and the Bushes scored low. Urban Legends Reference Pages debunked it, noting the cited Lowenstein Institute does not exist and that the spoof spread as fact.
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Carter
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Reagan
George W
Barbara
David P. Mikkelson
Mikkelsons
Think Tank
Lowenstein Institute
Scranton
Madison
Hoover
Albert Einstein
U.S
Bush
Understanding Northern Ireland's Civil Rights Struggle and Devolution
Iowa City Gazette columnist Tom Walsh argues that the Northern Ireland crisis reflects civil rights discrimination rather than sectarian divides. He likens decommissioning to symbolic surrender and warns that violence will persist, urging clarity beyond the term the troubles and emphasizing equal rights for Catholics.
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Cal Thomas
Thomas
North
Republic
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Open meetings clash critics target Iowa UEN and Finch
Cedar Rapids readers condemn the Urban Education Network and Superintendent Lew Finch for secret meetings of eight large district superintendents. They question authorization funding and agenda, and call for open records compliance and accountability from Stilwell and the Department of Education.
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Lew Finch
Finch
UEN
Iowa Newspaper Association
Ted Stilwill
Department of Education
Iowa a Place Too Grown Editorial Lampoons Stadium Taxes
Cedar Rapids reader David C. Oshel criticizes stadium renovation taxes that fund attendance shortfalls and mockingly labels the state as “Iowa, a place too grown.” He argues for wages and work dignity over spectacle while ridiculing officials for the plan and veterans.
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Farmer’s Daughters
Iowa
David C. Oshel
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Letters Policy and Submission Guidelines
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns but notes not all can be printed. Public business letters may be edited and returned. Include full name signature address and daytime phone. anonymous submissions are not accepted. Send to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Iowa should scrap the supermajority rule in bond votes
Burlington Hawk Eye editorial urges Iowa to end the 60 percent threshold for public bond issues. It cites Polk County's 3-2 decision to back a 151 million bond for the 201 million Iowa Events Center and a petition drive of nearly 17 000 signatures for a special election.
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Iowa
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