Iowa ranks high in seat belt use and explores rail transit
Iowa officials said the state reached a 90 percent seat belt usage rate and set a 95 percent goal by 2008 to cut roadway deaths. A feasibility study suggests commuter rail between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City could be a viable, cost effective contrast to widening Interstate 380. Two Iowa City lawmakers were named to leadership posts in the Senate Appropriations and Ways and Means committees. A Cedar Rapids factory will open the Maytag Amana line, creating 112 jobs in southwest Cedar Rapids after the Middle Amana unit was sold to a U K firm.
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Iowa
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Linn
Johnson Counties
Iowa Senate
Bob Dvorsky
Appropriations
Joe Bolkcom
Middle Amana
England
Lasik Dilemma Ends With Return to Contacts
A nearsighted writer chronicles her Lasik hopes and fears from the Wilmer Eye Institute. Thin corneas make implants risky, so she abandons surgery plans and returns to contacts, reflecting on vision and vanity.
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Johns Hopkins
Wilmer Eye Institute
Wilmer
Milhouse
Nuclear energy urged by The Gazette editorials
Readers dispute The Gazette on nuclear energy praising it as an alternative to fossil fuels. They argue on site reuse of spent fuel rods and warn of safety, security, and ethical issues, urging ethical solutions and reduced energy use.
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Congress
The
Gazette
Carole Teator
Cedar Rapids
Wal-Mart building plans prompt follow-up questions
The Gazette urges full questioning of Wal-Mart spokesman Ryan Horn on future Iowa City area plans. It notes fears of lawsuits over a 23 acre site and potential zoning hurdles including special exceptions and Johnson County opposition. The piece calls for zoning maps and planning briefing details to print hard answers.
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Wal-Mart
Gazette
Iowa City
Wal- Mart
Iowa City City
Ryan Horn
Johnson County
Crow Return Fades Cedar Rapids Greene Square Park Summers
The article notes crows return to Greene Square Park in Cedar Rapids as summer events end and leaves fall, threatening nuisance-free evenings. It urges focus on improving the meal program location for the poor, not saving the ramshackle building. John Jarvey faces Senate delays on his U S district court nomination amid broader political stalemate.
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Cedar Rapids
Greene Square Park
John Jarvey
Jarvey
U.S
Iowa
U.S. Senate
Senate
Bush
Books about Iraq mistakes no help to Iraq is killed
A Dec 2 Associated Press story quotes Condoleezza Rice admitting US mistakes in the Iraq war. The columnist questions whether books will restore lives lost and notes Rice’s future Stanford talks and potential earnings.
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Associated Press
Condoleezza Rice
United States
Stanford University
Rice
Joe Artz
Iowa City
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