Grant Wood All City Drum Corps to perform at Inauguration Day parade
The Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps, with 50+ students from preschool through high school led by director Slayton Thompson, will perform in President Bush's January 20 parade. They’ve also performed for Clinton and Vilsack inaugurations and must raise 30 000 to 40 000 dollars for travel. Donations address provided.
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Grant Wood
Bush
Slayton Thompson
Clinton
Tom Vilsack
CCIA
All City
Cathy Sadderis
Cedar Rapids
Grassley plans sixth term despite 1 million votes
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley considers running again after a landslide Iowa victory. Critics say the rush is premature and ignore the need to address Washington’s problems. The piece contrasts with global student test results and Cedar Rapids government reform debates.
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Huck Grassley
U.S. Senate
Grassley
Washington
Farmer Letters Spur Strong Response On Hard Work And Policy
A Cedar Rapids reader defends small family farms against a critic, describing a father’s grueling routine from 6 a.m. with cows to long days, no vacations, and modest means. The letter also challenges alleged plagiarism in a columnist piece and urges scrutiny of the InnerChange prison program facts and Iowa finances.
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Donna Ahmann
Cedar Rapids
The
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InnerChange Freedom Initiative
Texas
Kansas
Minnesota
Iowa
George W. Bush
Democracy vs Socialism in Education and Economy
The text questions whether government driven education shapes beliefs about democracy and socialism. It argues that an economy free from government interference would prosper and warns of conflicts of interest when the state designs curricula. It urges considering alternatives to political influence in education to challenge promoted narratives.
Kyiv political crisis pushes Ukraine toward NATO and EU
Richard Holbrooke argues Ukraine under Viktor Yushchenko will steer toward Western integration. He notes demonstrations in Kyiv and defections from the government, while Putin’s conduct backfires, accelerating NATO entry hopes though EU membership remains a decade away.
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Yanukovych
Vladimir Putin
Leonid Kuchma
Kyiv
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Ukraine
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European Union
Putin
Georgia
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Moscow
E.U
Russia
Poland
United States
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U.S
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