Linn County Supervisors Face District Elections Decision
Editorial urges Linn County voters to decide on how supervisors are elected. Three plans include at large elections or district based methods with or without district voting rights. A special election or a board resolution could trigger change, but supervisors oppose costly action and prefer the status quo.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Towa Jaw
Linn County
Linn
Lu Barron
Jim Houser
Linda Langston
Linn County Farm Bureau
Five-member board aims to boost county government
Public urged to decide how supervisors are elected as board faces expectations to raise efficiency and reform policy. Contact numbers provided for voting and petition signatures including Eric Rosenthal and Bernita Rozinek.
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Board of Supervisors
Eric Rosenthal
Bernita Rozinek
Local residents debate street maintenance and city aid
A homeowner group notes they mow the slope and rake leaves from city trees, pay for curbside pickup, and shield a sidewalk in winter, arguing the city should compensate for services. They contrast with a tax measure and policy questions about school funding and governance.
Removing Sadr From Power Faces Iraqi Political Gamble
The piece argues that U S troop moves to remove Muqtada al Sadr in Baghdad could shift the Iraq conflict The analysis weighs Maliki’s leverage and risks with Sadr City and potential Iranian Syrian influence amid Bush and Rice statements on diplomacy and stability.
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Baghdad
Muqtada al-Sadr
Hell
Iraq
Sadr
Bush
Nouri al-Maliki
Maliki
Boswell
Johnson
United States
Iran
Syria
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Condo Jeezza Rice
Chamber and business tax push harms Cedar Rapids community
A local reader criticizes the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber and city businesses for backing a school sales tax increase and seeking tax relief schemes. They accuse Lee Clancey of lobbying to cut business taxes while shifting the burden to individuals, and allege misuse of TIFs and bond proceeds to evade property taxes. The writer calls for an end to these actions.
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Cedar Rapids
Area
Lee Clancey
Chamber
Clancey
The
Gazette
Protests over abortion continued amid columnist clash
Readers respond to Mary Sanchez's December column attacking abortion protesters as charades. The discussion defends First Amendment rights and argues protest should persist despite legal abortion status, criticizing Kansas Attorney General for alleged overreach and late term abortion debate.
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Mary Sanchez
Sanchez
Immigration policy should consider families
A speaker urges that 2007 policy be just and humane. They question whether children separated from parents in raids will grow into well adjusted citizens. The comment notes personal benefit from family splits and emphasizes humane reform.
Clean community effort highlighted by Cedar Rapids councilman
Barry Boyer praises Councilman Chuck Swore for cleaning garbage along 1 380 and urges residents to share responsibility for a pristine city. He notes interstate ditches fall under IDOT but calls for local action to improve Cedar Rapids' image and future.
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Cedar Rapids
Chuck Swore
Swore
Iowa Department of Transportation
Barry Boyer
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