Paying for past sidewalk mistakes in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council authorized a sidewalk on Council Street from St Pius to Wright School despite 51 percent opposition, highlighting historic failures to require sidewalks and sewers before subdivision approvals. The piece urges learning from past oversights to avoid future costs.
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Ken Acres
Senate approves bridge funding boost for Iowa needs
The Senate backed a $525 million annual national bridge program for two years, aiming to replace or repair over 105000 unsafe spans nationwide. Iowa would gain about $9.4 million yearly, with Culver crediting the step toward easing heavy grain and equipment transport chokepoints and helping many small counties.
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Letter defending Cedar Rapids police amid criticism
A Cedar Rapids native living in Houston writes to defend local law enforcement, praising the Cedar Rapids Police Department and Linn County Sheriff’s Office. He argues officers are underpaid and understaffed, faces from critics persist, and urges constructive help rather than verbal abuse.
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Houston
Linn County
Demand for Cedar Rapids Bikeways Grows as Public Reply Sought
A letter questions local government about lacking bikeways, cites oil conservation and safety, cites Linn County study and RAGBRAI, and asks what steps are needed to establish a countywide bikeways system. The writer shares personal biking, a near fatal bicycle accident involving his daughter, and urges truthful government communication.
Camp David Summit Stakes Highlight Mideast Dilemma
The Camp David talks pit Sadat Begin and Carter against a difficult impasse with Israel while Jordan and Saudi Arabia back mediation. A potential US role shift to full partner heightens stakes as Israel’s settlements pause but tensions with hardliners rise. The piece notes interdependence with McDonnell Douglas and Is raeli Aircraft Industries linking arms sales to Saudi plans.
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Ambiguity in Punctuation and the Phrase as Far As
Theodore M. Bernstein examines how the phrase as far as can mislead readers when used as a conjunction without a following verb, illustrated by examples about Vance and welfare references. The piece explains proper punctuation and clarifies sentence structure.
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Vance
Weber Case Mirrors Bakke In Reverse Discrimination Ruling
Brian Weber of Kaiser Aluminum won a 2-1 Louisiana appellate verdict upholding his claim of reverse discrimination after being passed over for a trainee job because he was white. The ruling echoes the Bakke decision and alarms the EEOC which argues it would force bias in hiring.
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William H. Hinson
Waterloo
Supreme Court
Weber
Louisiana State Court of Appeals
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Co
Louisiana
Brian Weber
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