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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2003
Page
4
The Gazette argues Cedar Rapids and similar communities close pools after Labor Day due to lifeguard shortages. The piece notes many lifeguards leave for college or sports, requires costly training, and concludes safety trumps fun. It suggests few viable fixes and urges swimming now then return next year.
Colombian ambassador Luis Alberto Moreno describes a Iowa visit by business leaders and diplomats arranged by Senator Grassley to boost corn and soy exports and expand trade with Colombia. He notes Plan Colombia cut coca by 38 percent and urges bipartisan backing to a trade agreement to reduce drugs and create jobs.
A reader asks why domestic high tech workers see offshore job trends while visa holders perform similar roles. They urge the president to show compassion, warn local businesses will lose customers to casinos, and claim riverboat casinos lure regional gamblers harming communities.
The county vote on a river boat casino could burden the city with costs outweighing benefits. Studies show for every dollar gained economic losses reach three dollars from gambling. Advocates offer education and rehab kickbacks but funding remains limited. Local businesses fear cannibalization as money shifts from restaurants theaters and shops.
Dick Myers steps down from Iowa House 30 and Dave Jacoby is listed as the candidate. The message urges voters to support Jacoby for affordable health care, jobs, education, trains, worker safety, equal rights, and a better state in Des Moines.
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