Downtown Job Catalyst wedges into Cedar Rapids plan
The Cedar Rapids City Council weighs prioritizing downtown development to attract 110 URRelay jobs. Hy-Vee backs keg registration to aid prosecutions of underage drinking. The school board favors shifting instructional levy funding from property tax to income tax. Junior League teams up with Science Station after two decades to support exhibits and fundraising.
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Reno era and big money in politics spark letters
Letters accuse Janet Reno of overreach and call for legal accountability. The writer links Horiuchi and Waco to a police state view while urging energy reform and no drilling in the Arctic Refuge. A second reader endorses Ed Fallon and clean elections to curb big money in politics.
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Jack Abramoff
the Gazette
GOP
Nussle
TouchPlay
William Krause
Jim Nussle
Agriprocessors Inc
Ed Fallon
Fallonforgovernor.com
Doug van Oort
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Students Dance Marathon Raises $686000 for Children’s Hospital
University of Iowa students danced 24 hours on February 3 and 4 in Dance Marathon 2006 to aid the Children’s Hospital. The event raised $686,000, supporting families with children facing cancer and long hospital stays.
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University of Iowa
Children’s Hospital
Courthouse Delays Highlight Marion Cedar Rapids Tensions
In 1994 the GSA started seeking sites for a new federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids. Officials warn a 2010 completion could slip as federal budget woes persist. Critics say MEDCO and P-1 roles blur, with Marion businesses facing overlapping funding queries and unclear development governance.
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Cedar Rapids
General Services Administration
Doha Debates show possible path for Muslim world press freedom
The Doha Debates in Qatar illustrate how Arab and Muslim audiences might embrace Western journalistic norms. Mona Eltahawy argues for free press while calling out state limits, and Abdullah Schleifer highlights internal challenges from demagogues.
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Europe
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Al-Jazeera
Jill Carroll
European Union
Gaza
Abdullah Schleifer
American University of Cairo
Schleifer
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