Corporate Welfare in Iowa Should Be Examined Seriously
A Gazette editorial discusses the Iowa Federation of Labor and UAW Iowa study on corporate welfare. It warns the figures may be understated and calls for accountability, while noting some incentives do support economic development and job creation.
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Iowa Federation of Labor
United Auto Workers of Iowa
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Peter Fisher
Iowa City
UAW
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Pennsylvania
Volkswagen
Hiawathan
Round Two for Iowa Runaway Law Change
Judy A Nish describes her journey from parent to advocate with the Parents Together Network as Iowa lawmakers consider and pass changes to laws on harboring runaways. She credits Sen Mary Lundby and fellow parents for support and notes activists will meet legislators in Des Moines.
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Judy A. Nish
Iowa
Parents Together Network
Mary Lundby
R-Marion
Senator Lundby
Marion
Des Moines
Park Voices Against Noelridge Ice Rink Plan
Park defenders urge preserving Noelridge Park as open space, arguing the proposed ice rink, parking and crowds threaten the park’s use for walking picnics and play. They defend families and children at play and oppose placing a building in the park.
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Noelridge Park
Hiawatha Annexation Debate Draws Letters and Claims
A Cedar Rapids reader questions the citys annexation push by Hiawatha Mayor Tom Theis and others. The letter writer cites spending on planning and legal costs, praise for firefighting equipment, and calls for open discussion and withdrawal of involuntary annexation while proposing mediation.
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Hiawatha
Tom Theis
Theis
Harbor costs raised but share of city facilities questioned
A Cedar Rapids harbor tenant questions The Gazette on its Jan 22 front page claim that Ellis Harbor costs are being corrected. He argues the Riverfront Improvement Commission’s revised figures show 82 percent of costs covered, including broad items like mowing street lights repairs and restroom supplies, and asks if other city facilities bear similar shares.
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Ellis Harbor
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Riverfront Improvement Commission
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Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons
Gazette letter guidelines and contact details update
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines submission rules for letters and guest columns. It requires full name signature street address and daytime phone number, though addresses are not published, limits letters to 300 words and one per writer every 30 days, and suggests column length under 700 words. Contact info includes Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 FAX 3985846 and email gazette fyiowa.infi.net.
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Cedar Rapids
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Ebonics Debate and White Reactions Stirs Controversy
A reader comments on Ebonics as an official language for African Americans, noting dialect versus language, and questions white reactions. The piece critiques black leaders like Jesse Jackson for framing Ebonics as a white plot and defends Afro American speech as long as it remains clear and accurate.
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Jesse Jackson
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