Cedar Rapids backs champions from youth to pro
The editorial praises Cedar Rapids for investing in youth sports from golf to track, noting Zach Johnson’s Sony Open debut as a local success story. It highlights local sponsors and volunteers who funded lower level tours to let him pursue professional golf while preserving Cedar Rapids as home. It also cites other Eastern Iowa athletes like Cedric Ward, Kurt Warner, Raef LaFrentz, Joey Woody, and the Frese sisters as products of the area’s athletic programs.
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Zach Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Florida
Gland Patriots
Kurt Warner
Raef LaFrentz
Boston Celtics
Joey Woody
Brenda
Marsha
Stacy Frese
Iowa
Kerry Gains Union Backing in Iowa Caucuses
Janet Aldrich of Cedar Rapids writes that AFL-CIO rated Kerry at 90 percent and cites Linn County union leaders backing him, arguing Kerry will unite labor against Bush and perform on day one as president.
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Dick Gephardt
Howard Dean
Iowa
John Kerry
Bush
Kerry
Afl-Cio
Massachusetts
Linn County
Janet Aldrich
Cedar Rapids
From The Music Man to Modern Politics Dean in Iowa Sparks Debate
The writer mocks Howard Dean by likening him to Harold Hill from The Music Man and accuses him of flip flopping on issues such as NAFTA. The piece praises John Edwards for consistency, listening to voters, and funding reform, portraying him as the candidate to restore democracy and the American Dream.
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Howard Dean
Harold Hill
Meredith Willson
Dean
South
Howard
Sen
John Edwards
Edwards
America
Middle America
Trade rules threaten local safeguards in waste and water
Bill Holland warns that global trade deals may curb Iowa controls on waste disposal and drinking water standards. He asks who should set health and environmental rules, urging elected officials to decide, not foreign trade lawyers, as NAFTA WTO and FTAA debate continues. Holland leads the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign to defend workers farms and the environment.
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Bill Holland
Iowa
World Trade Organization
Bush
NAFTA
The
Americas
Cedar Rapids
Geneva
Miami
WTO
Iowa Fair Trade Campaign
NAFTA boosted Mexico economy despite criticism
Norman Luxenburg argues NAFTA raised Mexico from trade deficits to surpluses, grew auto exports to the United States to 845,000 in 2002, and stabilized the economy after earlier petroleum-driven booms and busts. He recalls pre NAFTA struggles and defends the pact’s net positive impact.
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Norman Luxenburg
Mexico
United States
Weisbrot
NAFTA
Zapatistas
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Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Kim Hefley
Peg Schmitz
Gazette Communications
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Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
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