Iowa lawmakers urged to reopen vetoed bills after adjournment
The Gazette editorial argues governors should not veto eleventh hour measures without legislative recourse. It backs a bill by Rep. Robert M L Johnson to allow veto-session reconsideration, stressing Iowa's constitutional duty to review vetoed legislation and urging bipartisan support to protect public interests.
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Iowa
Legislative Service Bureau
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Serge Garrison
The
Gazette
Bureau
Herschel Loveless
Garrison
Cedar House replaces Bishop's in Cedar Rapids downtown
George Gebran will close Bishop's downtown Cedar Rapids after more than 50 years on Jan 30 and open Cedar House a month later at the same location under a 10 year lease. The new eatery will offer free parking on weekday evenings Saturdays and Sundays, seven days a week with Thanksgiving turkey dinners for seniors.
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Bishop Cafeteria
Cedar Rapids
George Gebran
Bishop
Gebran
Cedar House
Public Officials Deserve Higher Pay Say Experts
Public affairs writing argues for substantial increases for executive legislative and judicial salaries. It notes current ceilings cap pay, cites inflation and morale concerns, and endorses $85 000 for senators and representatives with $70 000 to $95 000 for top executives, claiming minimal payroll impact.
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Federal Commission
97Th Congress
Commission
Washington
House
Senate
Toto
Public concerns on libraries and local safety in Cedar Rapids
Readers urge robust library facilities and modern tools as essential public wealth. A letter writer shares safety fears after a Las Vegas hotel fire and calls for better police response to suspicious activity to prevent crimes in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
Buinesses
Las Vegas
Salvation Army center thanks Cedar Rapids donors
Appeal answered with gifts of cookies candies cakes delivered to the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Rapids. Residents enjoy the Christmas confections as administrator Capt. Edwin J. Seger expresses gratitude and blesses all who cared.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Edwin J. Seger
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
First Ave
Library vote sparks local debate and cost concerns
A reader criticizes the paper for bias on the library funding measure. The letter questions who will use the library and warns that most taxpayers may not benefit. The correspondence reflects community frustration with the project.
Right Carl Kane on a new grammar hobby
A note from Carl Kane outlines a playful project to collect examples of misuse of he and Jay. He aims to create a mental pocket in Eastern Iowa where errors are avoided, hoping others carry on after him. He cites a reporter query about police leaving a bike, illustrating the grammar point.
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Washington
Jay
Iowa
Grammar note on lay lie and lay
A linguistic explanation discusses the proper past tense forms of lie and lay in a sentence about a woman who could not find her way out of a field. It argues that the correct form is lay down and slept, not laid down and slept, since lie is intransitive and lies in the past tense.
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Sheriff's Department
Jay
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