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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2006
Page
4
Over 150 volunteers paddled nearly 100 miles June 17 24 as part of the fourth Project Aware. They removed about 24 tons of trash from the Iowa and English rivers, coordinated by Keepers of the Land and IOWATER under DNR.
The Dallas Morning News notes unreliable graduation data amid nationwide inflation of rates. It cites Education Week figures as low as 46 percent for Dallas in 2002-03, contrasts with TEA 80 percent, and argues standard definitions and nationwide tracking are needed to gauge true progress and drive reform.
A 2006 Project Aware river cleanup in Iowa City drew more trash in a day than the entire 2005 96 mile Little Sioux cleanup. Ethanol prices rise 10 cents a gallon, blamed on supply and demand while Iowa groups urge caution on alcohol and abuser firearm rules.
A satirical piece portrays Congressman James Ebenzer Leach visited by three Iraq War ghosts led by Dick Cheney. They urge cover up while referencing PBS Frontline The Dark Side and imply war for personal gain. The piece uses provocative dialogue to mock political motives.
The piece imagines three futures for American troops as David Loebsack presents Leach with withdrawal six tours or a draft. It rails at Leach for Iowa 2nd District partisanship, inflation, rising rates, deficits, and tax avoidance for the rich.
About 300 parents attended the June 27 ICCSD meeting and criticized a perceived divide in the district between wealthier and poorer students. They argued taxes from a local option sales tax worsen inequities and urged a no vote.
The letter accuses Jim Nussie of duplicity in his Iowa governor bid and questions his ties to Washington figures such as Gingerich DeLay and Cunningham. The writer mocks his campaign messaging and asks if accountability is forgotten.
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