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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2006
Page
6
The Gazette argues Iowa still suffers alcohol related traffic deaths though 2005 shows fewer fatalities. It calls for personal responsibility, stricter enforcement, better record keeping and universal blood testing to improve accuracy and drive further reductions.
A letter to the editor critiques Kay Halloran for using a profane term on air and questions meeting formats. The writer urges constructive leadership, positive messaging, and calls for bold ideas from business and community leaders.
The letter-writer argues Ted Stevens should be grateful after calling the Senate defeat of an Alaska oil drilling amendment the saddest day of his life. The writer contrasts personal tragedy with Stevens' lament, urging appreciation for his fortune. Anamosa resident Donald Butterfield signs.
Peter Shaw of Vinton criticizes Mayor Kay Halloran for a vulgar outburst describing a fifteen minute tirade as frigging and tacky. He says the city government should act with propriety.
The piece accuses the Bush administration of choking Amtrak with near daily delays and funding reluctance. It notes the Crescent’s late arrival in Atlanta and New York, criticizes officials including Norman Mineta and Sen. Chuck Schumer, and describes management turmoil under David Laney and David Gunn.
Forty years after Cedar Rapids earned a reputation as Iowa's most progressive city, a column reminds the new City Council and City Manager to act fearlessly. The piece cites earlier civic businessmen and warns against letting negativity block bold, lasting reforms.
A foreign affairs columnist previews Iraq China and Iran as key 2006 threads. In Iraq the political pact among Shiites Sunnis and Kurds and the US troop drawdown shape stability and violence. In China the economy growth energy needs and a rule of law push loom large. In Iran Ahmadinejad's nuclear ambitions and end times rhetoric raise global alarm and diplomacy may test endurance.
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