Free Saturday downtown parking debated in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials consider free Saturday parking to boost shoppers. Traffic Director Mel Meyer warns of bond-restriction limits and misperceptions that could keep parking revenue and traffic stagnant, while workers would dominate free spaces. Taxpayers would bear the cost.
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Cedar Rapids
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Mel Meyer
Meyer
Frank N. Magid
Waterloo group pitches Pan Am buy and relocate plan
A Waterloo based investor group proposes buying Pan American World Airways and moving its headquarters to Waterloo. They aim to raise 1.5 billion via 300 000 bonds at 5000 each, with Pan Am executive Neil Sapp stating a serious approach despite skepticism from analysts and industry insiders.
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Pan Am
Neil Sapp
Miami
Iowa
Victory in the Gulf A Peace Scenario and Its Risks
The piece argues that a unilateral Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait could be seen as a Bush administration victory by meeting several goals, yet warns of severe regional repercussions. It notes Saddam Hussein could gain influence, Arab praise, and Israel’s isolation, while U.S. political costs and questions about the deal would rise if peace is pursued without clear signals against further aggression.
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New York
Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam Hunesein
Baghdad
Baker
Al-Sabah
America
Bush
Middle East
Hussein
United States
Saddam
Satan
Saudi Arabia
Israel
U.S
Truman
China
Saddam Hussein
Remembering evil and abortion ethics in a late column
A guest column argues against the Dannemeyer Amendment and abortion related experiments. It cites Dr McCune’s work on fetal organs in mice and claims fetal tissue comes from live abortions. The piece invokes Elie Wiesel and Urges vigilance to prevent future evils and recalls the Holocaust. The writer warns against giving evil a second chance in abortion debates.
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U.S
Congress
Dannemeyer
Clean Your Walks Reminder From Jo Ann Ferguson
A Cedar Rapids reader urges neighbors and businesses to shovel sidewalks after a heavy snowstorm. She notes pedestrians still rely on cleared paths to buses schools and homes and reminds owners are liable for injuries on uncleared sidewalks.
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Cedar Rapids
Letter guidelines for submissions to the publication
The document outlines submission rules for letters including the need for writer name address and signature, a phone number for authentication, a 300 word limit, emphasis on public issues over personalities, limited anonymous publishing, few thanks letters, no poetry, and one letter per writer every 30 days.
Citizens urged to contact officials over Iraq sanctions
Editor calls readers to oppose or support force in Iraq as Senate hearings shape policy. Urges opponents to write to elected leaders with library-accessible addresses and warns against delayed civic action before war and casualties.
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Senate
Iraq
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Parents Should Hear Rock Before Sharing With Children
A reader explains checking Webb Wilder tapes for clean lyrics before giving to his son. He praises Wilder's craft and notes no objectionable words, ultimately keeping the cassette for himself while endorsing parental previews of music.
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Tipper
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Wilder
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