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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 2010
Page
4
The Gazette backs House Study Bill 553 to expunge alcohol related convictions from 18 to 20 year olds after a two year clean record. If no further offenses occur the permanent criminal history could be wiped, avoiding lasting impacts on employment or housing.
Readers urge Iowa legislators to back Second Amendment rights and pass the right to carry reform. They cite chapter 724.7, county sheriff discretion, and varied county issuance across 99 counties including Jasper. The letter stresses law-abiding veterans and public servants deserve self defense despite wealth.
Letters critique Iowa City chicken discussion and council action while praising native prairie plantings and school block classes. Citizens rail against health care reform changes, urging protection of civil liberties and challenging political stances.
A court ruling on January 21 declares that corporations unions and other groups may spend unlimited funds on elections. The decision sparked warnings that money will sway legislators judges and local officials and critics deem it a historic blow to democratic limits.
At Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids students lose access to the most advanced literature and history courses known as the block. The program aims to teach critical thinking about events but is being removed, affecting motivation and preparation for higher studies.
Renewable fuel backers push for at least 10 percent corn ethanol in all Iowa gasoline while regulators hold a public hearing on Everclear restrictions. The piece notes past court resistance and rising ethanol market share, and questions the wisdom of mandates or bans amid policy and cultural tensions.
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