Endowment reporting needed to curb tuition hikes
The Gazette argues for uniform, timely reporting of university endowments and expenditures to reveal how funds are earned, paid out, and spent. It cautions against mandatory seizure of resources, noting many public Iowa universities rely on donor restrictions and cannot match Harvard or Yale aid scales.
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Iowa
Chuck Grassley
National Association of College and University Business Officers
Harvard
Yale
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Grassley
Iowa State
UNI
Cheney Care and Health Care Contrast Debate
A reader questions U S health care quality and cites a ranking of 38th in life expectancy. The letter argues for universal benefits and references Vice President Cheney’s health care as a standard. It ends noting a January 4 porch theft of wicker furniture.
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Dick Cheney
Cheney
Debate Over Mount Trashmore Use for Winter Sports
Readers weigh in on converting Mount Trashmore into a winter sports site if environmental issues are addressed. The response favors using the landfill for skiing and snowboarding.
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Trashmore
Cedar Rapids Residents Question Ice Arena Rent Cut for RoughRiders
A Gazette Online poll asks if Cedar Rapids should lower ice arena rents for the RoughRiders hockey team. The post cites 86.8 percent in favor and 13.2 percent opposing from 589 votes, with readers urged to vote online at Gazett eOnline.com.
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Cedar Rapids
RoughRiders
GazetteOnline
Licensing pets could curb stray animals in Cedar Rapids
A letter argues for animal licensing to fund Cedar Rapids shelter work and reduce stray cats and dogs. It notes 10,000 yearly shelter pickups, cites high home-lessness rates nationwide, and says spay or neuter programs improve animal welfare and home rehoming chances.
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Cedar Rapids
Consumed culture tempts with dream of granite countertops
The author cites Benjamin Barber's critique of consumerism and how market created desires infantilize adults. He argues shopping drives false needs and private choice replaces public responsibility, urging thrift and civic priorities while confessing lingering longing for expensive countertops.
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America
Benjamin Barber
University of Maryland
Barber
United States
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