Iowa City Coralville smoking ban urged in regional push
Editorial urges a two city street smoking ban in restaurants as Iowa City and Coralville plan joint talks. It warns Ames style rules are weak and calls other area councils to follow, noting worker health and economic concerns and opposing smoking as a public right.
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Jim Fausett
Fausett
Ernie Lehman
Coralville City Hall
North Liberty City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
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Helms to retire after 40 years in U S Senate
Sen. Jesse Helms Republican of North Carolina announces he will not seek a sixth term ending 16 months hence and prompting talk of a new conservative voice in North Carolina. Analysts note his tenure and footwear metaphor reflect a changing political era with possible candidate Sen. Elizabeth Dole rising as a future option.
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Helms
University of North Carolina
Thad Boyle
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Boyle
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Elizabeth Dole
Bush ethics talk sparks Cheney disclosure clash
Critics urge full GAO access to Energy Policy Development Group lists as Bush defends transparency. The piece contrasts Cheney's noncompliance with GAO requests and Clinton era outreach, urging an unscripted press conference and open governance.
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White House
Dick Cheney
General Accounting Office
Congress
Cheney
GAO
EPDG
Cedar Rapids Library Still Leads in Children's Circulation
Cedar Rapids Public Library reports 367 197 children's items circulated in fiscal 2000, highest in Iowa, surpassing Des Moines 342 139 items. The library runs over 50 monthly children's programs and emphasizes youth literacy with broad community support. Diana B. Baculis, community relations manager.
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Des Moines
IUPLA
Iowa Urban Public Libraries Association
Diana B. Baculis
Gazette letter policy for readers
The Gazette welcomes letters up to 300 words with full name street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown will run. One letter per writer per 30 days. Anonymous letters are not accepted. Contact details provided for mailing fax and email submissions.
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Noelridge Park Garden Show and Rose Society Event
Cedar Rapids Parks Department hosts a Garden Club Show by Good Earth Garden Club and the Linn County Rose Society at Noelridge Park greenhouse on Sunday Sept. 9. The public enjoys diverse flowers and planning future plantings from displays.
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Cedar Rapids
Parks Department
Noelridge Park
Council Street
Collins Road
Good Earth Garden Club
Linn County Rose Society
Council Critique Targets Mayor and Budget Spending
A citizen blasts Mayor Lee Clancey and a council she leads accusing them of lavish spending. The letter claims subsidies to Hy-Vee and other insiders benefit a wealthy few, urging residents to vote ABC Anyone but Clancey while warning of gas money limits.
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Lee Clancey
Linn County
ABC
Clancey
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