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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1997
Page
5
The editorial argues Iowa should prefer a statewide clean up and fix up strategy over more tax cuts as revenue runs 5.7 percent ahead of last year. It outlines three options: cut taxes, spend windfalls, or add to rainy day reserves, noting caution and potential future tax relief only after must-do projects are completed.
The 12th annual observance promotes ways to alleviate boredom during National Anti-Boredom Month. The Boring Institute highlights activities and ideas to combat dull moments.
Rebecca Kaufman argues that zoos and aquariums harm animals by confining them in artificial habitats. She cites studies of neurotic behavior, notes the rarity of endangered species in captivity, and advocates wild habitat protection and sanctuaries or high tech alternatives like satellite viewing to reduce animal confinement.
Friends of Bever Park Zoo present a tuning study by ZOOPLAN showing Cedar Rapids market could support a 17 full time staff, 45 mammal species and 190 specimens on 45 acres, with 160000 annual attendance and break-even revenues, but Bever Park's five acre site cannot host a first class zoo and awaits a properly sized plan. Jeannie Olinger comments on community potential and asset value.
The letter-by-letter piece questions uniform benefits under Medicare and Medicaid, arguing increased reimbursements should fund direct patient services and provider pay rather than HMOs profits. It recalls privatization moves, cites Iowa context, and criticizes conservative policies as inefficient and costly.
The Gazette outlines a 300 word limit for letters with full name address and daytime phone required for publication. Only name and hometown appear in print. Contact Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 FAX 319-398-5846 email gazette fylowa.infi.net.
Reader Rosanne Freeburg questions April school district expenditures including 62 bldg repairs lines, travel and mileage totals, air fare, bus repairs, and subscriptions. She notes 160+ people involved, asks who and where funds went, seeks explanations on spending accountability and use of city buses.
A reader argues that holier-than-thou attitudes arise from pride in knowledge and fear, contrasting human vanity with scripture. The letter cites John 21 18 22 and urges Christians to follow Jesus by serving one another, noting such attitudes persist in reality.
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