Finding a place to call home in a tight housing market
The Gazette analyzes a Linn County and Iowa City housing crunch with 2000 vacant apartments, rising multi unit permits, and incentives to attract tenants. It questions why waiting lists for assisted housing persist despite plenty of empty units and calls for creative, targeted solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Linn County
Iowa City
Jane ‘Benning
Cedar Rapids Housing Au
Highway 1
Benton Street
Johnson County
Beliefs Tested and a Marion Moratorium Vote
A reader argues against homosexual church leadership as unbiblical and urges opposition to a proposed waste transfer station on Highway 18 in Marion. The letter condemns Episcopal ordination of gay leaders and warns of pollution, pests, and reduced quality of life, urging residents to attend the 7 p.m. council vote today. The writer signs as Von Ketelsen of Cedar Rapids.
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Episcopal Church
Highway 18
Marion
Ed Langhurst III
Highway 13
von Ketelsen
Cedar Rapids
Closet clutter fuels a cultural self critique in media piece
The essay mocks American hoarding of goods and the obsession with closets. It cites New York Daily News opinion and discusses TV’s Clean House with Niecy Nash. It traces closet evolution from chests to bedroom wardrobes amid mass production and consumer culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Style Network
Niecy Nash
Nash
Tax cuts and deficits hobble post 9 11 economy
The piece argues that tax cuts and rising deficits slow growth and curb job creation. It cites a 455 billion dollar deficit this year, 2.7 million jobs lost under Bush, and states facing higher taxes and reduced services as cash is diverted to debt payments and war costs. It contrasts Clinton era surpluses with current borrowing.
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Bush
Clinton
Sam
Congress
Bill Clinton
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