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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2007
Page
3
The piece questions President Bush's plan to add 21 500 troops to 153 000 in Iraq and asks if public support will follow. It notes 70 percent oppose the move and argues success hinges on the Iraqi government and public reception, not just American forces.
A reader urges rejection of a February local option sales tax for school infrastructure arguing that leadership failures justify not raising taxes. They cite past $39 million for Superintendent Lane Plugge, call for fiscal discipline, and question motives and turnout tactics while criticizing minimum wage rhetoric. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City references appear in critique.
A retired distributor coins observations on crude oil and gasoline prices in the United States. He notes crude oil near 61 dollars per barrel weeks earlier and retail ethanol blend gasoline at 2.19 dollars with no lead at 2.29. By January 9 crude oil hovered around 56 dollars, yet retail gasoline fell only a few pennies.
A columnist critiques broad bans from 2006 in New York City and broader U S trends. He contrasts prohibitions on trans fats and smoking with concerns about overreach and loss of everyday freedoms, citing Tocqueville and modern policymaking. He warns of little liberty erosion through bureaucratic detail and social conformity.
A Mediacom customer thanks the company for not raising rates to carry Sinclair controlled stations and for providing antennas to watch KGAN. The writer criticizes KGAN’s DirectTV ads and bribery tactics while pledging loyalty to Mediacom if prices stay unchanged. The author voices satisfaction with antenna use and hopes for a noninflationary deal.
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