Editorial: What happens next after antiwar votes
The Gazette argues Congress must act with responsibility as debate over Iraq continues. It notes bipartisan but narrow rejection of Bush policy and previews a Murtha plan to condition funding, risking a slow bleed approach that undermines troops while raising constitutional questions about war powers.
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Letters on deer hunting and local development spark debate
Readers condemn a photo in the Gazette as self promoting and call for humane, non-lethal deer management while opposing a large three story Baumhoefener project. They urge council action and assert developers lack neighbor engagement and experience amid eight months of planning delays.
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Cedar Rapids
Audrey Rahn
Council weighs rezoning for Baumhoefener gated condos
An Iowa city council considers changing the Baumhoefener Nursery future land use map from low to medium density to permit a 60 unit gated three story condo complex with underground parking. Units exceed 1500 square feet with prices from 350000, after planning commission rejection eight months prior. Sally Taylor Anamosa endorses Henderson on hiring untrained workers.
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John Baumhoefener
Georgia Henderson
the Gazette
Henderson
Sally Taylor
Anamosa
Resort Style Condominium Sparks Neighbor Backlash in Cedar Rapids
John Baumhoefener and BGS LLC Partners push a $25 million Tudor Rose resort style condo project with 60 units priced from 400000 to 500000 at Johnson Avenue and Wiley Boulevard. Neighbors sign an 85 percent protest within 200 feet, the City Planning Commission denies the project unanimously, two hearings are canceled, and eight months pass without neighbor support as developers face a stalled effort.
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Jerry and
Mara Carberry
Cedar Rapids
John Baumhoefener
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Tudor Rose
Johnson Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
Tudor Rose project not right for neighborhood
BGS LLC seeks to rezone land at Johnson Avenue and Wiley Boulevard from low density to medium density for a three story 60 unit luxury gated condo project named Tudor Rose. Neighbors recall the Baumhoener property intended for single family homes and oppose the change citing surrounding land use.
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Wiley Boulevard
John Baumhoefener
BGS LLC
Digital TV switch sparks subsidy debate and critique
Heritage Foundation critic Ed Featner argues against government subsidies for converter boxes as the United States moves toward all digital broadcast. He warns the plan benefits broadcasters and device makers, while claiming taxpayers should not fund TV upgrades. He notes frequencies will be auctioned for wireless services.
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