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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2008
Page
4
The Gazette editorial calls the Cedar Rapids City Council to lead and assert its policy authority over City Manager Jim Prosser as the city nears a pivotal November election. It argues residents must hold officials accountable and stresses decisive leadership now.
A Cedar Rapids reader cites front page quotes about high prices and attendance while contrasting a mother and daughter shown receiving free Christmas decorations. The letter praises the Bill of Rights and its 1791 amendments, and credits the Founding Fathers and the Colonial Dames for preserving Masons home in Fairfax Virginia. The piece also discusses flood relief loan forgiveness and its impact on urban renewal.
Question whether Chizik's sudden departure after two years reduces the Iowa State football job's attractiveness to prospective candidates. YES or NO.
Readers debate Gov. Culver's 1.5 percent across the board state budget cut while a letter writer attacks an EPA proposed carbon tax on livestock. The piece argues a 15 percent meat tax would raise prices, harm U.S. farmers, and alter grain markets, claiming the tax targets producers rather than consumers.
Letters from readers debate same sex marriage. One side warns of slippery slopes toward polygamy and other unions, urging civil rights while avoiding biblical references. The other asserts homosexuality is an innate trait, not a choice, citing twin studies and brain differences.
Letter lauds Elliott Carter as the greatest living American composer of contemporary classical music. The writer, Harvey Sollberger of Strawberry Point, urges recognition for Carter's ongoing productivity and impact.
In Washington state a Nativity scene at the Capitol and a competing Freedom From Religion Foundation sign prompt debate over public holiday displays. Protests grow, with supporters arguing for space for secular views while others defend Christmas as a Christian tradition.
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