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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2006
Page
4
The Gazette notes a decade of declining K-12 enrollment in Iowa with 225 fewer students last year. Census data show 18 or younger residents fell 14 percent to 670,801, while two thirds of districts may shrink. The piece links aging population and economy to fewer children, suggesting long-term demographic trends.
Women now make up about 60 percent of America's higher education students as trends from U S News show girls outperforming boys in school and college. Yet on corporate boards and in Fortune 500 leadership roles women remain a small minority, highlighting a widening gap between education and top executive positions.
The piece contrasts President George W. Bush with his father, noting differences in approach to Middle East crisis management. It discusses alliances with Israel, avoidance of direct talks with Hezbollah, responses to Syria and Arafat successors, and questions whether current policies serve long term U.S. interests. It also mentions related commentary on the Coralville hotel opening misprint and Enron-leaning accounting.
A couple walking the Cedar River riverfront describe litter strewn areas, missing bricks, broken walkways, dark lighting, and spider webs on benches from the police station to downtown. They call the riverfront a neglected confluence of weeds and patches in need of care and better appeal.
A Cedar Rapids resident supports downtown revitalization through lighting, phones, flowers, cafes and outdoor seating. Barbara Truemper-Green endorses Diane Bys for Marion Independent School District board, citing decades of volunteer work, leadership on committees and commitment to education.
Retired Cedar Rapids teacher and longtime PTA volunteer Judy Goldberg campaigns for a school board role. A children's advocate and attorney, she emphasizes better state funding, reduced administrative burden, and direct engagement with students and teachers.
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