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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2007
Page
1
A broad coalition of elected leaders supports a local option sales tax proposal. Officials from multiple school and government bodies argue the measure funds education infrastructure and essential services, framing it as a long term community investment.
Johnson and Linn counties show broad support for a 1 percent school infrastructure sales tax ahead of Tuesday’s ballot. Six of seven Iowa City councilors and five of nine Cedar Rapids councilors back it, with county supervisors also favoring the measure to avoid a state imposition by 2008.
Army Specialist Jesse Espinosa of the Iowa National Guard describes how his unit’s deployment was extended up to 125 days as President Bush temporarily boosts troops in Iraq. He notes frequent roadside bombs on convoy missions near Anbar province and plans to return home after the extra missions.
The Gazette recounts a Cedar Rapids couple, Mary and John Miller, and neighbors inspired by a snow day bystander who helped push a stuck car on 15th Street SE and later cleared the Miller sidewalk. Another driver assisted a stranger in need, illustrating the season's kindness during Random Acts of Kindness Week.
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