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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1996
Page
9
A Hiawatha City Council member writes to counter criticism about annexation and affirms the council's long range plan. She praises the community, cites careful growth guidance, and stresses council integrity and taxpayer interest led by Marci Wetzberger.
Citizens critique the City Council for annexation plans and legal expenses while defending public safety and fairness. Letters argue residents are targets of hostile city actions and urge accountability as the council contemplates costly moves affecting homeowners and neighbors.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites public letters and guest columns subject to editing. All submissions require the writer full name signature street address and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. Letters up to 1300 words are allowed, with a guideline column length of 700 words.
Marian Arens of Cedar Rapids urges legislators to block a revived capital punishment push. She argues capital punishment is primitive and ineffective as a deterrent, and calls for community support, education, and programs to aid young families and reintegrate former inmates.
A reader criticizes downtown art efforts including the Tree of Five Seasons and new sculptures. They urge covering the Wyndham Five Seasons Hotel facade with art or billboards, noting bare concrete and 10 foot seams as unattractive while dismissing Soviet architecture.
In The Gazette editorial Dec 8, “Live and let live applies to marriage,” the writer praises discussing same sex marriage. The letter argues denying loving couples the right to marry harms minorities and urges constitutional protection against majority prejudice.
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