Year of regionalism urged for 2007 and beyond
The Gazette urges a sustained regional push across Iowa’s Tech Corridor, highlighting rail transit trail development and public safety communications as benefits. It notes Loren Hickerson’s 1962 keynote on regional collaboration and urges leaders to make regionalism a long term effort rather than a one year focus.
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Iowa
Loren Hickerson
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Hickerson
University of Iowa Alumni Association
Iowa City
Linn
Johnson
Trends in Violent Crime Rise Across the United States
FBI data show violent crime increasing in 2006 after a period of decline. Murder and aggravated assault up over one percent, with robberies up nearly ten percent nationwide. Analysts cite demographic shifts and policy changes as possible factors, amid ongoing study by the Justice Department.
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Washington Post
Clinton
FBI
Bush
Linton
Justice Department
Travelers urged to recycle at gas stations this season
Tam highlights how travelers generate vast waste at stations during holidays and proposes diverting car litter into recycling bins. EPA data suggest a 25 percent personal recycling rate could cut 800 to 1,000 pounds of CO2 per person yearly, a meaningful share toward national emissions.
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Tam
America
Environmental Protection Agency
Trade-off not worth losing police helicopters
A Cedar Rapids debate over shutting the Aviation Department cites a $1 million yearly budget for the unit and a potential $500,000 saving. Six officers could be hired instead, but pilots and mechanics emphasize the helicopters’ long service and unique maintenance expertise. The city notes violent crime rose 6.6 percent in 2006.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Aviation Department
The
Police Department
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Writer attacks misread freedom toll and Iraq war
Nathaniel Letcher argues the Iraq war was false and unjustified, causing Iraqi and American deaths. He condemns pursuing abstract freedom at human cost and questions ongoing U S involvement. He calls the writer's view in Washington wrong and immoral.
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Iraq
America
Washington
Nathaniel Letcher
Town
City
Observations on Cedar River Trail and local concerns
A December walk along the Cedar River Trail near 29th Street and J Avenue NE notes wildlife including a great blue heron in McCloud Run. The text also mentions community debates on recycling at gas stations and potential risks to city aviation services and police capability if the Life Guard helicopter program ends.
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Cedar River
29Th Street
J Avenue
McCloud Run
al Gore
Benevolent and Protective Order of Herons
United States
FEMA
Mississippi
Louisiana
Justin Huber
Cedar Rapids
Humility as Guide in Global Affairs and Personal Life
A discussion on humility in world affairs and daily life. The author reflects on President George W. Bush's call for more troops, personal lessons from family, and a diverse gathering of faiths showing how respectful dialogue can reduce conflict. He argues humility should balance strength and responsibility, condemning violence and praising moderation.
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George W. Bush
United States
Bush
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