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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2009
Page
3
The Gazette notes Benson 58 arrives amid flood repair debates and budget pressures. He pledges open district governance, expanded AP courses, stronger junior high math, and improved security with carded entry systems. He aims to boost college bound pathways and close achievement gaps while guiding recovery from last year’s floods.
Readers critique health care reform bill H R 3200 and call for preservation of Social Security. discuss national debt, banking, and government role. A local writer questions homelessness coverage after a police shooting and urges a public meeting on accountability. Others urge prudent credit use and frugal living in Cedar Rapids.
The writer describes a sunny August day in London visiting St Pauls, Smithfield Market, Regent Park, and Primrose Hill while contrasting personal renewal with US political tensions. He praises the Scottish decision to release Megrahi on compassionate grounds, arguing right is right and London embodies justice, charity, and a welcoming society.
The Gazette endorses the six remaining candidates Mike Cooper Anne M Johnson Tayet Doran April Armstrong Jean Jordison and Sarah Swisher in a contested race amid district budget cuts looming a new high school and boundary changes. The editorial board urges voters to study candidates and attend a forum before voting, stressing civic duty and turnout.
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