Gas prices unlikely to boost Cedar Rapids bus ridership
Editorial examines whether higher gasoline costs will push residents to use the Five Seasons Transportation system and Cedar Rapids Iowa City Coralville bus networks. Transit officials say ridership remains relatively unchanged, with skepticism that price rises alone will convert SUV owners to bus riders.
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Chris O’brien
Roger Fisher
University of Iowa
Fisher
Norman Lipsky remembered as soft spoken civic leader
Norman Lipsky a Cedar Rapids business owner and former Realtor died in Florida at 83 He served 15 years on the Cedar Rapids Community School District board including 10 as president His colleagues recall his quiet steady leadership and vision for inclusive education across diverse students and teachers The community lauds his decades of volunteer service and compassion
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Lipsky
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Chuck Beusch
Norm Lipsky
Tax breaks fuel political gain and education accounts debate
The piece argues that large budget surpluses invite broad tax cuts and targeted favors. It critiques education savings accounts with high income eligibility, notes Democratic and Republican moves on credits and the marriage penalty, and warns about shaping behavior through tax policy.
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al Gore
People urge Linn County plan to reject East Post Road extension
D E Peterson of Cedar Rapids questions the proposed East Post Road four lane expressway costing 340 million dollars. He argues it would destroy natural beauty raise pollution and noise and should be rejected by the Linn County Planning Commission.
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East Post Road
Council Chamber
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D.E. Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Bible contradictions addressed in Ivins column
The reader argues that the Old and New Testaments align, with law and prophecy setting the stage for grace. It cites Matthew 5 17 Psalms 89 14 Romans 6 23 and Romans 5 1 11 to support the view that God's justice and love are both present in both testaments.
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Parents warned: bathtub baby seats dangerous
A drowning incident in a sink after a mother briefly left the room highlights risks of suction cup bath seats. Good Housekeeping reports 45 child drownings and 571 injuries linked to these devices, urging they not be sold.
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Good Housekeeping Magazine
Numbers point to steady gains amid nostalgia and doubt
Norman Luxenburg cites declining U S homicide totals from 1990–1998 and dropping crime rates nationwide as evidence of progress despite public pessimism. He notes New York City murders fell from over two thousand annually in the 1990s to about six hundred, with overall improvements in infant mortality and road safety.
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