Great to Greater Defines Next Chapter for Kirkwood
Kirkwood Community College marked its 40th anniversary in 2005 06 and outlined a bold plan to grow from 15 400 to over 20 000 students by 2010. President Mick Starcevich urged continued community partnerships and a “Great to Greater” era, inviting involvement and emphasizing access to learning, training and services.
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Cedar Rapids
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Be a uniter not a divide says reader in Cedar Rapids
Roger Huggins of Cedar Rapids urges The Gazette to balance inauguration coverage. He says media should unite the country and focus less on negative voices and party self interest rather than partisan aims. He asks for broader positive framing.
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Roger Huggins
Cedar Rapids
Letter urging fair voting and honest referees in world politics
The writer condemns democratic regimes in Saudi Arabia Kuwait Egypt Indonesia China and Russia as examples of oppression while urging the president to create a paper trail in voting. The note stresses level competition and calls for representatives to demonstrate commitment to transparent ballots and honest referees.
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Indonesia
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Russia
Mark Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Electronic voting needs a paper trail
A reader argues for a mandatory paper record for all electronic voting systems to verify each vote. They cite past miscounts and urge the U S Senate to pass the 2003 bill, warning that failing to do so undermines election fairness and integrity.
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U.S. Senate
Bush plan to privatize Social Security warned by critic
Trish Nelson of Iowa City asserts that the Bush administration aims to end Social Security through a multistage ad push promoting private accounts. She argues the campaign targets fear to push dismantling Social Security for the benefit of the wealthy and Wall Street.
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Trish Nelson
Iowa City
Bush seeks image shift as friend of oppressed world
The speaker critiques President Bush as tired of being dubbed friend of the rich and powerful and cites his inauguration as an attempt to portray himself as a friend of the world's oppressed. The speaker demands real evidence he will side with the unfree before believing the pledge.
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