Youth voices in city government urged by editor
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City youth advisory efforts are praised for involving students in daily governance. The piece recalls a 1950s Cedar Rapids Youth Commission that studied curfews and, despite a majority vote, failed to pass a curfew ordinance, urging Iowa City youths to engage with city decision making.
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Robert M.L. Johnson
Gazette
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Youth Commission
Commission
Campground Closure Sparks Local Protest Over Coralville Lake
A Solon resident laments the Corps of Engineers decision to end the Sandy Beach Campground season at Coralville Lake. The letter argues the site serves retirees and families, praises its management, and urges leasing to current caretakers to keep the area active through summer.
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Corps of Engineers
Sandy Beach
Coralville Lake
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Corps
Jan Gatto
Erceg Solon
Letters to the Editor Urge Respect for New Cedar Rapids Council
J R Johnson urges voters to let the new Cedar Rapids city council work without intimidation. He reflects on past elected officials and notes that while not all actions please everyone, the council will strive for the city’s best interests and ask for help only when needed.
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Cedar Rapids
Pate
Council
J.R. Johnson
New government vows to curb bloated projects
A reader welcomes a new city government and urges reduced spending on Cedar Bend projects. They criticize media rhetoric and extremism, call for thoughtful prose, and warn against dividing the community as in past crises. The letter references Cedar Bend, Wilson's packinghouse, Hawkeye Downs, and media figures.
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Cedar Bend
Cedar River
Wilson
Iowa City
Tama
Rodney King
The
Gazette
Coulter
Molly Ivins
Cedar Rapids Debates Mayor's Reign and New Council
A reader weighs response to a December 29 letter urging change in Cedar Rapids after Pate's mayoral term. The writer notes the ease of criticizing incumbents and questions whether to heed calls to reject P.T. Larson's style and pursue new governance.
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Pate
C.R
Cedar Rapids
P.T. Larson
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