Cedar Rapids traffic cameras get one year test
The Gazette urges a one year trial for new red light and speed cameras at Cedar Rapids intersections. Gatso USA runs the system with fines shared. city expects 750000 in revenue first year and a 20 percent safety gain. Officials say reviews target real violations and officer time saved. results will determine future use.
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Cedar Rapids
Gatso USA Inc
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Ben Stone
American Civil Liberties Union of
Iowa
ISA
Palin Uses Trig to Press Privacy or Politicize
Kathleen Parker argues Palin blends motherhood with politics as she defends her special needs child Trig while pressuring for privacy. The piece questions whether Palin’s public advocacy crosses into exploiting her child for Republican aims and recalls similar debates about Chelsea Clinton.
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Rahm Emanuel
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Trig
Mama Bear
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Limbaugh
Emanuel
Mama
Hillary Clinton
Chelsea
Sarah
Letter criticizes corporate influence and political spending
A reader argues that legalized corporate money poisons democracy, condemns the Supreme Court ruling on campaign spending, and laments a declining middle class, manufacturing shifts, and a weakened nation. The letter also questions downtown urban renewal plans that threaten a church and local businesses. Cynthia Otis Charlton Wellman
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Supreme Court
China
India
Brazil
Barack Obama
Library Board
Cynthia Otis Charlton Wellman
Snow day decisions focus on child safety in Cedar Rapids
Mary Kanz of Cedar Rapids defends school officials deciding snow days for student safety. She notes drivers, roads, and rural access affect dismissals and compares to Madison where grades extend into June, urging appreciation for authorities acting in children’s best interests.
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Cedar Rapids
Madison
Wis
Mary Kanz
Grassley urged to explain status of bipartisan jobs bill
Senators Grassley and Baucus proposed a bipartisan jobs bill on Thursday while McConnell labeled it a work in progress and declined to commit Republican support. Grassley owes voters an explanation of the bill’s fate, questioning whether he acted in good faith or lacked party authority for bipartisan negotiations.
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Max Baucus
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Mitch McConnell
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Iown
Cedar Rapids Struggles to Preserve Historic Neighborhoods
A resident laments Cedar Rapids neglect of its urban past, recounting loss since the 1960s including the depot demolition for a parking ramp, vanished streets, and the erosion of Czech Village amid parking lots and a changing historic center.
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Cedar Rapids
Turner Funeral Home
Grant Wood Studio
Health care system headed for collapse
Gwen Hammond argues that WellPoint posted a 2.7 billion fourth quarter profit in 2009 while many Americans cannot afford premiums. She contends universal health care is needed and warns the system is collapsing for everyone, urging voters to back reform.
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WellPoint
Gwen Hammond
Cedar Rapids
The Big Read Promotes Fahrenheit 451 Across Communities
The National Endowment for the Arts program The Big Read encourages communities to read and discuss Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. About 267 communities including Johnson County participate. Free copies and guides are available at public libraries in Coralville Iowa City North Liberty and Solon.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Johnson County
Ray Bradbury
NEA
Coralville
Iowa City
North Liberty
Solon
Oakdale Correctional Facility
Communities Lab
Neabigread.org
Brian Visser
Iowa City Public Library
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