Cedar Rapids Weighs Local One Cent Sales Tax Relief
Cedar Rapids city officials urge a local option one cent sales tax for the metro area including Marion and Hiawatha to cut property taxes by up to 35 percent. They argue the measure shifts burden to nonresidents who shop and work here and would improve city finances with simple collection and potential exemptions for food and medicine. Voters previously rejected a similar proposal in 1985, and officials warn a new push needs strong public advocacy to pass.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob McMahan
Marion
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids Metro Area
Laconia
Lakes
O’shea's Department
Bob Kerrey
Tom Harkin
Manchester
Welfare Office
Concord
William Lamprey
California air rules target 2600 common products including perfume
The Air Resources Board adopts regulations limiting air pollution from about 2,600 household products such as perfumes and automotive cleaners. The move aims to improve air quality in California, prompting industry to seek safer formulations and avoid strong odors.
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California
Air Resources Board
Bush's New Hampshire Challenge and the Economic Bust
Five busloads of reporters watched Pat Buchanan's plausible challenge grow as New Hampshire reels from a regional economic collapse. Unemployment lingers near seven percent, home values plunge, and once booming sectors falter with the Bush administration blamed by some for the bust. Voters acknowledge past excesses, yet question if Bush can recover before Primary Day.
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Jeff Greenfield
Laconia
N.H
New Hampshire
Bush
Pat Buchanan
George Bush
Iowa
Buchanan
Truman
Johnson
Ford
Mondale
East Coast Lumber Company
East Hampstead
Ronald Reagan
White House
Universal Press Syndicate
Vet vs. crows saga echoes Hitchcock in Cedar Rapids
Readers accuse city veterinarian Dr. Russell Anthony of theatrical siege tactics against crows using props from balloons to frozen birds. Critics question methods and safety, noting police chatter and a front page image while urging reading of animal shelter practices and civic prudence.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Russell Anthony
George S. Patton
Midwest
Dr. Anthony
City
Questioning Congress Pay Raise and Session Totals
A reader questions a 3 percent automatic hike to 129500 for Congress and notes the House met 151 days while the Senate met 157 in 1991. The piece also asks why the Federal Reserve System has never been audited by the government.
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Congress
House
Senate
U.S. Federal Reserve
Linn County Supervisors Face Pay Freeze and Proposed Raise
The Linn County Compensation Board urged a 5 percent across the board pay hike effective July 1 amid budget cuts and higher taxes. If approved, the supervisor salary would rise to 39 371 dollars. Filing deadline for nominees is 5 p.m. March 25 as elections loom. Esther M. Strother Mount Vernon notes Pottawattamie County approved a fiscal 1993 salary freeze.
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Linn County
Linn County Compensation Board
Pottawattamie County
Unfair Taxation Proposal Sparks City Debate on Housing
A public letter argues for shifting taxes to favor higher priced homes while burdening low income buyers. The writer calls for city fiscal prudence, promoting Cedar Rapids and stopping wasteful spending to attract builders and residents.
Media and ministry join in care for McMurrin orphans
A letter praising media church collaboration follows coverage of the McMurrin orphans. The writer defends reporters and pastors for sharing life stories to help the family, while noting harmful gossip and urging constructive words to bridge gaps among denominations and communities.
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McMurrin
the Gazette
KGAN
Channel 2
Channel 9
McMurrins
Church
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Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Mark Bowden
Don Canney
Commonwealth OF Independent States
Museum of Art
Greene Square Park
Esther M. Strother
Mount Vernon
Pamela Starr
The
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