Johnson County emergency center faces looming budget questions
The Gazette reports on the Johnson County joint emergency communications center as officials weigh sizable budget requests for FY2012. The seven member policy board discussed a draft budget with a potential 43 percent spending rise, later scaled back but still seeking levy increases to fund operations. Iowa City leaders urge careful, realistic estimates amid taxpayers' burden and economic pressures.
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Johnson County
Joint Emergency Communications Center
Center
Iowa City
Coralville
North Liberty
Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
Iowa City Council
Mike Wright
Intergovernmental
Tions Center
Gazette
Communications Center
Downtown parking lease backed by Cedar Rapids Downtown District
Letters advocate transferring oversight of downtown parking to the Cedar Rapids Downtown District, arguing improved parking, reinvestment, and economic development. Supporters say the move benefits the city and downtown while critics accuse political parties of prioritizing the wealthy over the needy.
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Cedar Rapids
Ken Kintzle
Citizens lament Cedar Rapids spending on projects
Letters criticize the city council for prioritizing an U S Cellular Center and proposed developments while arguing flood walls fail to protect western neighborhoods. A separate note condemns the movie Love and Other Drugs for graphic content, urging audience abstention.
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West Side
Czech Village
Cedar Rapids
Little Bohemia
Dorothy Krivanek
Hollywood
Patti Thacker
Iowans Call Government Partner in Tough Times
A political appeal argues the middle class was held hostage by Senate Republicans led by Chuck Grassley as unemployment benefits and tax changes loomed. Democrats tout a $120 billion tax cut for working families and a 10 million household credit, urging compromise without hostage tactics.
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Chuck Grassley
Senate
Inequality, not Sputnik, explains U.S. education stagnation
The PISA rankings place the United States around the middle, with Shanghai ahead, highlighting that social class strongly predicts student achievement. Experts warn inequality is America’s Achilles heel and call for accessible, globally competitive education for all, not blame or excuses.
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Shanghai
China
Hong Kong
Macao
United States
Barack Obama
Chester E. Finn Jr
Ronald Reagan
U.S
America
A downtown Christmas Carol
A city business leader resists private funding for public works in a Christmas tale style. Spirits visit him showing a future with a library, convention center, and other projects funded by charity. A stone bearing his name on the convention complex prompts a frantic reaction.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Feds
State
Rotary
Tiny Tim
Society of Orthopedic Surgeons
Fargo
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