Corridor editorial calls for momentum into 2011 progress
The Gazette urges continued regional action after 2010 gains in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Linn County. It praises Mayor Ron Corbett and the City Council for leadership and notes ongoing projects, flood recovery efforts, and the need to finish buyouts demolitions fund remaining plans and boost regional growth in 2011.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hancher
May’s Island
Linn County
Ron Corbett
Convention Center
Bob Brooks
Iowa Sports
Iowa
Ralph Miller
Brooks
Chad Calabria
Seven Up Bottling Company
Jim Mattan
Reading of Constitution good for lawmakers
A Dec 23 Washington Times piece notes House Republicans plan a full reading of the Constitution on Jan 6 to highlight limited government. The move invites debate on founding principles guiding modern Congress and constitutional fidelity across parties.
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Washington Times
Stephen Dinan
House
Congress
Michael E. Mallie Kalona
Cedar Rapids crews honored for Christmas Eve work
The Cedar Rapids Public Works and Parks Department employees from Streets Traf fic Sewer and Forestry divisions are thanked for giving Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to keep streets safe and enable faster response for fire ambulance and police crews.
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Cedar Rapids
Traf
Fic
Glenn Gardner
Public Works Department
Christmas Carols of the Year In Satirical Verse
A collage of holiday songs and political satire from 2010- era headlines. Frosty the Traveler faces TSA frisking. Walkin in a Wiki Wonderland lampoons Middle East plots. Dome For The Holidays notes Vikings dome absence. Leno Song mocks late-night changes. You Later Stephen Slater riffs on air travel chaos. 12 Weeks of BP parodies oil spill woes. Have Yourself A Massive Christmas Tax Break critiques deficits and tax policy.
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Metrodome
Vikings
Detroit
Leno
Dreidel
Conan
TBS
Steven Slater
Black Sea
Doing the right thing caring for 9 11 heroes editorial
Guest editorial lauds Congress for approving health benefits for 9/11 rescue workers after Stewart and Giuliani pressured an end to a GOP filibuster. It cites $1.8 billion over five years for treatment and $2.5 billion to reopen the Victim Compensation Fund, noting over 1,000 deaths and 60,000 in monitoring. It urges timely action and moral duty.
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Dallas Morning News
Jon Stewart
New York City
Rudolph Giuliani
Congress
Twin Towers
Stewart
Giuliani
Ground Zero
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