Inflation show from Gingrich to Greenspan rattles CPI
Gingrich demands 30 day BLS CPI changes under threat to zero bureau funding. Greenspan props a one point CPI cut that would save $150 billion over five years, sparking opposition from seniors groups and critics like Tom Harkin who call it a tax hike in disguise. Greenspan’s stance and rate hikes last year draw further critique of Fed confidence.
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Greenspan
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Tom Harkin
Harkin
Curtain sale for Five Seasons Center marks act one end
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a 62500 special allocation from lodging taxes to buy curtains reducing seating at the Five Seasons Center. Ogden Entertainment plans the half house curtain after a prior trial with a Melissa Etheridge concert, dating back to 1981 discussions and a Paramount borrow.
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Ogden Entertainment Services
Five Seasons Center
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Five Seasons Center Commission
Paramount
Melissa Etheridge
Ogden Entertainment
Junior Leagues advocate better child care in Iowa
The Junior Leagues of Iowa push for state funded training for day care workers and restore eligibility for State Child Care Assistance to 155 percent of poverty. They argue training improves quality care and that affordable access benefits working families across Cedar Rapids Des Moines Sioux City Quad Cities and Waterloo Cedar Falls. The campaign mobilizes 2500 members to influence policymakers at the State Capitol.
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Cedar Falls
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U.S. Department of Labor
Junior Leagues
State Capitol
Builders group backs Zenisek over police station plans
Mark W. Wood, president of the Greater Cedar Rapids and Marion Home Builders Association, urges the City Council to review the needs assessment for the new police facility. He defends Tom Zenisek against hostile remarks by two city officials and supports a public, transparent process.
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Christmas Thanks From Catherine McAuley Center Leader
Sister Shari Sutherland thanks Cedar Rapids for holiday gifts and support for Catherine McAuley Center for Women residents students and their children. She notes many groups and individuals provided clothing food and care items and praises the community for caring about neighbors in need.
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Cedar Rapids
Sister Shari Sutherland
Center For Women
Gazette accepts public letters with details and limits
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public matters. Letters must include the writer's full name address and daytime phone number and cannot be anonymous. Word limits apply: about 300 words for letters, 700 words for columns, with edits as needed.
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Compuserve.com
Tension and Truth in King's Birmingham Letter Readings
A program commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. reads aloud the Letter from Birmingham Jail. The speaker condemns religious leaders who favor comfort over truth and justice and argues tension can advance understanding across religions.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Dr. King
Death penalty debate grows in Iowa concerns and quotes
A Cedar Rapids reader argues against reinstating the death penalty, listing four main flaws including lack of deterrence and higher costs. The piece cites states with high executions, irrevocability since 1970, and moral harms, with two quotes from Ed Fallon and a 1960 rally comment on humane treatment.
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Texas
Florida
Georgia
Ed Fallon
Daryl Chessman
Pauline G. Flory
Cedar Rapids
Tax rates undercut family values and dependents relief
The piece argues that tax policy betrays family values by failing to provide meaningful dependents deductions. It compares 1948 and current rates, noting a rise from 2 percent to 24 percent plus state taxes, and suggests child exemptions should reflect income growth. Mary Adams, Cedar Rapids.
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