Gazette Editorial Declines Position on Cedar Rapids Library Site
The Gazette Editorial Board will not favor any site for the new Cedar Rapids Public Library due to conflicts of interest with its block, as council weighs options including True North, Emerald Nights, and Gazette Communications. The piece urges public input and notes factors like tax base, downtown access, parking, and costs ahead of a council vote next month.
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Cedar Rapids
First Street
Gazette
Kcrgtvs
Library
Fourth Avenue
Greene Square Park
Skogman Homes
First Ave
First Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Emerald Knights
Skogman
Emerald Nights
Gazette Communications
True North
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids 110 percent buyout bid opposed by residents
An ex resident urges Cedar Rapids officials to reject paying flood victims over 100 percent of pre flood values. He questions city fiscal sense and urges funding relief via charitable gifts while criticizing utility rate hikes and wage trends amid the economy.
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Cedar Rapidian
Vallejo
Calif
Ron Corbett
Monica Vernon
Don Karr
Chuck
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids need to realign costs and food system
Perry Smith argues that rising municipal charges in 2009 reflect a flawed system and urges Cedar Rapids to overhaul the entire food system. He links water and waste rate hikes to broader public health concerns, warning obesity and future diabetes in children unless healthy foods replace the cheapest options.
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Cedar Rapids
Perry Smith
Waste from farming system fuels water pollution concerns
The letter argues that waste from animal feeding operations is sludge harming water quality. It contends CAFO operators are not small farmers and notes Iowa's 60 percent absentee landownership. It warns 25 percent of sludge reaches waterways and calls for change to protect health and communities.
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Bob Watson
Larry Stone
Aaron Putze
Iowa
CAFO
Putze
Buyout values and tax rules questioned in flood recovery case
Larry Nepps argues Linn County pays 110 percent of market value for buyouts while Cedar Rapids offers 100 percent. He cites local assessed values near 95 to 98 percent of market value at the flood and calls for legal challenges to buyout guidelines, urging Henleys to seek real estate counsel. He notes contract sale tax responsibilities and suggests court action if rules differ.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Dale Hyman
Towa
Waterloo
Scott Labus
Janice
Virgil Henley
Henleys
Larry Nepps
Marion
Controversy over Robertson and Limbaugh remarks on disasters
Kathleen Parker critiques Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh for linking disasters to moral decay and political motives. The piece dismisses supernatural explanations and calls for restraint, noting Haiti's history and urging focus on compassion, science, and unity instead of race baiting in politics.
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Pat Robertson
Rush Limbaugh
Robertson
Satan
Haiti
Eastern Iowans rally to help Haiti and MLK Day service
Four Iowa City medics plan at least ten days in Haiti near Leogane to aid earthquake victims. Donations pour in from teens and churches as Eastern Iowans mark Martin Luther King Day with community service, driven by civic engagement coordinator Mary Mathew Wilson.
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Red Cross
Mary Mathew Wilson
University of Iowa
Iowa
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