Enrichment tax support urged by Cedar Rapids nurses group
The Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners urges Cedar Rapids School District voters to approve the enrichment tax Fed. 5, arguing it funds school nurse services essential to child health and attendance. The letter also calls readers to contact lawmakers to repeal or modify tax rules affecting Social Security recipients and tax-free interest.
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Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners
IANP
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Voters Urged to Vote No on Tax Proposal
The piece argues wasteful spending and calls for rejecting a Cedar Rapids Community School District tax increase. It compares per pupil costs with Catholic schools, notes rejection of cutbacks, and urges voters to oppose the proposal amid national concerns on deficits and social needs.
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Metropolitan Catholic
Cedar Rapids
Support Cedar Rapids enrichment levy to protect school funding
A letter urges neighbors to back a local enrichment tax levy to avoid five years of budget cuts. It argues taxes will be minimal for homeowners, cites small payments for $100000, $50000, and $20000 houses, and asserts education should remain a top state priority amid government financial trouble.
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Cedar Rapids
Reagan
Honduras
U.S
Nicaragua
A fight over the company doctor in Iowa workers comp
In a letter to The Gazette Henry Madden defends employer appointed doctors arguing they know workplace hazards and can speed recovery. He cites cost savings, light duty, and fewer appeals as evidence against patient choice. He urges legislators to preserve the system.
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Dale Kueter
Iowa
Cedar Rapids school board bets on levy despite budget doubts
Residents question the district's push for a February 5 enrichment levy after administration cites modest per building savings and a high overall budget. With 18,000 students and 720 teachers at 23,700 average salary, critics question where the remaining funds go and whether non classroom staff cuts are prioritized.
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Cedar Rapids
Farmland Sale to Abroad Sparks Iowa Reader Debate
A reader objects to a Gazette report about a man seeking to purchase 50,000 acres of Iowa farmland to house 5,000 displaced Palestinians. The letter argues for state or federal aid to distressed farmers, warns of economic strain, and urges land stay in American hands. The writer questions the buyer's motives and asserts locals deserve farmland.
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Gazette
Iowa
Unemployed couple seeks work amid recession and health crisis
A husband who lost his eight year truck driving job faces repeated layoffs while his wife, a former secretary payroll clerk, quits due to an incurable eye disease. They question the job market and veteran hiring preferences as they struggle for steady income and hope for help.
Pigs’ Bold Nature Sparks Reflections on Slaughterhouse Fate
A speaker recalls leaning by a hog lot and observes that pigs show aggression and drive. The reflection questions why these capable creatures end up at the slaughterhouse, highlighting a twist in perspective about animal life and industry.
China’s one child rule and its long-term harms
The user asks about China’s birth policy and its consequences. It notes fear that eight generations could face elimination under penalties. The statement is a general query rather than a current event.
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China
No-porn crusaders draw broad brush over Cedar Rapids drive
Reader columnist argues the anti-pornography campaign led by Dr. Neil Gallagher uses a broad brush, targets mostly minor stores, echoes censorship, and shifts focus from real harms to moral posturing. He calls for defining pornography, avoiding sensational cartoons, and targeting truly harmful material rather than ubiquitous adult magazines.
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Playboy
Penthouse
Outlooks from Eastern Iowans on varied topics
Jim Schmickley of Cedar Rapids a reliability engineer at Rockwell Collins reflects as a native Iowan with service in Europe as an Army Signal Corps officer and prior work at Magnavox and McDonnell Douglas. The column invites thoughtful opinions from readers with unlimited topics and personal views.
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Jim Schmickley
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell- Collins
Europe
Army Signal Corps
Magnavox
McDonnell-Douglas
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