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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2005
Page
4
The editorial analyzes Gov. Tom Vilsack’s State address urging wide reform in education government health care and economic development. It cautions about resistance and ambiguity in tax reform funding and calls for bold leadership and accountability to modernize Iowa.
A reader urges treatment and drug and alcohol courts over longer jail terms for addicts. The letter cites Finland's community sentences and praises public service. The writer contrasts aid for South Asia with criticism of the Iraq war and questions American responsibility.
Walt Simmons urges residents to attend Home Rule Charter Commission meetings and inform neighbors. He notes nine Iowa cities with populations 104000 to 140000 study different government forms and states mayor powers can vary from limited to strong to a city manager system. Simmons says education and public information are vital before a decisive vote.
Columnist Peter Brown defends President Bush's $15 million tsunami aid offer as early but insufficiently informed. The piece questions intelligence before action, Iraq policy, and claims of a Social Security crisis, noting the president's admitted habit of not reading newspapers.
Rosemary Thomson Marion argues against displaying the Morgan Spurlock documentary in K 12 settings citing profanity adult content and lack of balanced viewpoint. She contends schools must teach health and exercise with constructive guidance rather than shock value and ridicule.
The article argues Putin's forced sale of Yukos signals a consolidation of power and state control over oil assets. It compares Russia's approach with China's openness to investment, noting risks to democracy and productivity when markets are dominated by the state. It cites Yukos' $27 billion tax bill and a front company linked to the Kremlin. It also recalls remarks by Bob Strauss on Russia's investment climate and contrasts Western democracy with Beijing's attractively open market despite non democratic politics.
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