Cedar Rapids approves multi year hotel tax grants
The Cedar Rapids City Council votes to fund non profit cultural, educational and arts groups from hotel motel tax grants for three years, reducing proposal workload and review time. Iowa caucus revisions are praised for improving counting and verification amid past confusion. University of Iowa and others move toward one stop ID cards for payments, library checks, event access and building security.
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Public Defender costs rise in Iowa amid indigent defense claims
Iowa's Public Defender's Office shows rising caseload and spending as 157,770 cases and 54.7 million dollars in 2011 reflect more defendants claiming indigence. Officials question self-reported inability to pay and stress process improvements will need time and resources.
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Letters escalate politics in Cedar Rapids car crash row
David H. Burke criticizes Sara Riley and Liz Mathis over a rear ending case, accusing bias and questioning police action. He argues Democratic ties influence coverage and jokes about a police jury role, noting Mathis did not appear before peers.
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Paul Tranter
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Sara
Cedar Rapids
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Voting rights and civic duty for ex-offenders debated
Readers argue whether restricting ex-offenders from voting aids society. They cite studies linking voting to lower recidivism, call for streamlined restoration of rights, and note court costs remain. they also discuss unions, politics, and class dynamics in a broader policy critique.
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Branstad pension questioned by Toledo reader
Dennis A. Benda of Toledo argues Gov. Branstad should forgo his $50,000 a year pension after 16 years as governor, questioning fairness as state employees pay health insurance.
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Dennis A. Benda
Toledo
Roberts ruling echoes ancient omen logic in ObamaCare debate
The piece compares Roberts to a haruspex and discusses the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. It notes Roberts found the mandate unconstitutional under Commerce and Necessary and Proper Clauses but constitutional as a tax. It critiques perceived motives and warns about the rule of law.
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Remembering the 56 Signers Who Gave All for Independence
John Sheda pays tribute to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. He notes five captured or tortured, twelve homes burned, nine dying from war hardships, and signs of sacrifice. He urges Americans to honor veterans this Fourth of July with pride and song.
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Thomas McKean
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Thomas Nelson, Jr
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George Washington
Francis Lewis
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