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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2011
Page
10
A reader argues that Iowa must end the status quo in public education. They urge tax dollars to follow parents to private, charter, or home schooling and push for competition among schools to raise standards and cut costs.
Readers claim a Cedar Rapids Police Department vendetta targets a 14 year veteran. A sleeping officer is unnamed and alleged punishment details withheld. Another male officer seen drinking with a K-9 unit at a bar faces scant information. A female officer attempting to rescue at risk dogs is arrested and named with unpaid suspension.
City Council bypassed a residents vote on a downtown hotel convention complex and now taxpayers may fund the project. A Cedar Rapids reader questions why city spending appears to favor the downtown area and urges a no vote when possible.
Readers urge action on entitlement reform while opposing Medicare and Social Security cuts. They call for tax simplification and revenue boosts, defend teaching time, warn about school bus safety, and critique the Iowa straw poll and ethanol impact on corn prices.
A writer on Social Security disability describes receiving 700 monthly and notes medical expenses are mostly co pays while questioning the value of vast programs. They claim to save by reducing services and compare the poll to a TV show. They recall teaching summers in Iowa City and express concern about national debt.
Gary Thompson proposes a nonprofit offers to collect residents old garbage cans for a $5 plus donation, promising a large truck to handle the load as a money making venture in Cedar Rapids.
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