Unfairness in Linn landfill search critics allege bias and bad decisions
In a letter to the Gazette readers critique targets Bluestem and local officials over the Hennessey property landfill efforts. The writer claims unfair dealings include misrepresentations, zoning bypass attempts, and biased personnel decisions affecting permits and site expansion.
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Hennessey Woods
Federal Aviation Administrator
Bluestem
Hennesseys
DNR
Banner Valley
Linda Boots
Planning and Zoning Commission
Nancy Evans
Bluestem Board
John Nieland
Trash amnesty timing sparks Cedar Rapids residents outrage
Carol Crooks of Cedar Rapids voices frustration over the annual garbage amnesty coinciding with Easter weekend. She says litter and holiday timing hurt the city’s image for out of town visitors and plans a petition next year to address pride in the city.
Careful spraying urged after multiple damages on windy days
A lifelong farmer and flower gardener warns about lethal spray drift after two incidents at Blairs Ferry Road NE. She notes damage from nearby spraying, the operator’s care, and that wind carries chemicals, risking nearby properties and crops. She urges stopping reckless use of dangerous materials.
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Blairs Ferry Road
City eyes bond issue and tax levy for local facilities
Cedar Rapids Community School District voters face a bond to repair schools and council debate a bond for swimming pools plus a tax levy for a baseball stadium. Charitable appeals add to the flood of money requests, unseen as envelopes pile up in residents’ wastebaskets.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids graduation cap incident sparks apology demand
A Cedar Rapids high school reprimanded graduates for throwing caps at commencement. Students were asked to write apologies and had transcripts withheld until resolutions were reached, prompting concerns over First Amendment rights and the role of celebration in graduation traditions.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
America
March of Dimes Promotes Gene Therapy for Birth Defects
The March of Dimes praises the Iowa Birth Defects Registry staff at the University of Iowa for birth defect tracking. It highlights gene therapy as a bold field with potential to prevent brain and spinal cord defects and other diseases, while urging folic acid use and ongoing research to save babies’ lives.
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March of Dimes
The
Gazette
Iowa Birth Defects Registry
University of Iowa
Madimes.or
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material may be edited and not returned. Writers must include full name, signature, street address and daytime phone number. anonymous submissions are not accepted. Limit 300 words per letter, one letter per writer every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Word pairs and non words spark reader debate in Appendix
A Write Right notes past and present tense forms such as forecasted and broadcasted. Alfred Gustafson cites the Post on words like figuratively literally inflammable nonflammable former late incredible incredulous prostate prostrate. Irregardless challenged, irrespective suggested as proper.
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Alfred Gustafson
Vinton
Saturday Evening Post
Want guns for right reasons letter to the editor
Bryce Paulson of Springville argues gun ownership should not be justified by old justifications or Revolutionary War rhetoric. He urges restraint and cites modern gun fatality statistics rather than invoking the Second Amendment as an excuse.
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America
Gazette Letter Policy on Readers Opinions
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy or judge opinions. It notes readers may offer corrections or contradictions in future publication, providing equal opportunity for response.
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Gazette
Gazette praises sensitive reporting on student loss
Reader commends reporter Tom Fruehling for a June 24 piece about a student death in the College Community School District. The same issue praises a Gazette editorial on the benefits of music in the school curriculum as a noncompetitive lifelong outlet for students.
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Tom Fruehling
College Community School
Tom
Gazette
Hunger relief and higher minimum wage urged in Iowa editorial
The Gazette argues hunger follows children to bed due to low wages. It cites a year of minimum wage income at 10712 and the need to raise wages by one dollar, urging Senators Grassley and Harkin to back the Hunger Relief Act and wage increases. It notes Cedar Rapids rents require higher wages and cites EPI and NLIHC data.
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Gazette
The
Economic Policy Institute
Iowa
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Cedar Rapids
Grassley
Harkin
Congress
Sen
Reid
Kennedy
Senate
Doubts Over Census Count After Mail Delivery Delays
Ethel Casteel of North English recounts a flawed 2000 census experience in a town with under 1 000 residents. Missing forms, later library and City Hall distributions, and a revisit by a census taker raised concerns about double counting and data accuracy.
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Census Bureau
Which Gore will emerge amid shifting retirement plan talk
The piece contrasts Al Gore’s evolving stance on stock based retirement, noting his early support for stocks, later criticism of Bush’s plan, and a new Retirement Savings Plus idea funded by a federal tax credit. It warns of increased federal liabilities and administration, questioning which Gore will surface tomorrow.
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Gore
George W. Bush
Feds
al Gore
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Alfred
John Doe
Doe
Irregardless
Art Heusinkveld
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Bryce Paulson
Springville
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